Microsoft ‘working on’ own ARM-based chips for Surface, just like Apple Silicon

Microsoft may be following Apple’s lead by developing its own processors for the Surface range of PCs, according to a new report.

A Bloomberg scoop says Microsoft is also using ARM-based designs for chips developed in-house, just like Apple did with the new M1 platform for new Apple Silicon MacBooks Air and MacBook Pro laptops and Mac mini desktops.

The report says Microsoft is looking primarily looking to develop the chip to power its data centres, but use in Surface products is “possible” according to one of the sources cited by Bloomberg.

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