棄用英特爾 蘋果計劃採用自主研發的晶片
Apple Inc is working on its own Mac chips, which could replace the Intel processors currently running on its computers as soon as 2020, according to a report by Bloomberg.
根據彭博社的一篇報道，蘋果公司正在打造自己的Mac電腦晶片，最早將在2020年取代目前其電腦上執行的英特爾處理器。The project, called Kalamata, has been approved by the company's executives but is still in early stages of development and may face a multi-step transition.
這個名為“卡拉瑪塔”的專案已獲得蘋果高層批准，但目前尚處於研發的初期階段，可能會逐步進行過渡。The project would be part of Apple's grand plan of making all of its devices, including Macs, iPhones and ipads, work more seamlessly together.
該專案或將是蘋果使其所有裝置，包括Mac電腦、iPhone和iPad更緊密結合這一巨集大計劃的一部分。
In addition, shifting to its own chips would allow Apple to release new Macs on its own timelines, instead of following Intel's processor roadmap.
此外，使用自家晶片將使蘋果能夠按照自身的時間表釋出新的Mac電腦，不用再跟著英特爾處理器的步調亦步亦趨。
Besides the Kalamata project, Apple is also working on a software platform code-named Marzipan, which aims to enable software developers to create apps that would work for both the iOS operating system running on iPhones and iPads and the macOS running on Mac computers, according to the report.
該報道稱，除了卡拉瑪塔專案，蘋果還在開發一個代號為“杏仁糖”的軟體平臺，其目的是讓軟體開發者能夠開發出既能用於在iphone和ipad上執行的iOS作業系統，也可以用於在Mac電腦上執行的macOS作業系統的應用。The platform might be introduced to the public as early as this year, with a great chance to be launched at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference in June.
該平臺最早將於今年與公眾見面，並很有可能在今年6月份舉行的蘋果全球開發者大會上釋出。Apple's potential shift, which could be potentially abandoned or delayed, has already given Intel Corp a hard hit in the market, as its shares dropped as much as 9.2 percent on the news.
蘋果的這一潛在改變（雖仍有可能放棄或推遲），已經讓英特爾公司在市場上遭受了重創，在訊息傳出後，英特爾的股價下跌了9.2%。5 percent of Intel's annual revenue is contributed by Apple, according to the report.
該報道稱，英特爾每年的營收中有5%是蘋果貢獻的。
