MacBook Air Continues Intel Eviction

27 JULY 2022 - There’s no more Intel inside the MacBook Air. MacRumors says Apple has replaced the Intel-made controller for the USB and Thunderbolt ports, replacing it with something custom-made. Maybe custom-made by Apple. Maybe custom-made for Apple. Whatever the case, Apple’s one step closer to completing its transition away from the processor giant.

There’s still one sizable step to take, though. Apple’s beefiest machine, the Mac Pro, still sports Intel inside. That machine and its lack of transition made a bit of news on Tuesday. A piece from Apple Insider had Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman saying on the Max Tech YouTube channel that there will not be an M1 powered Mac Pro, though there could have been. Gurman says the Cupertino-company had one ready, but apparently decided to hold off on that move - opting instead to transition Mac Pro with something in an M2 processor.

That kind of makes sense, I guess. But - isn’t this always going to be an issue? I mean, isn’t there always going to be a better processor on the horizon?

Anyway - you can hear what Gurman had to say and scope the rest of the interview below.