In 2019, Apple blamed Intel processor shortages for a decline in Mac sales. Meanwhile, a 2018 report suggested that Intel chip issues prompted a redesign of the MacBook. Apple reportedly had trouble with Intel modems for iPhones in 2017 due to technical issues and missed deadlines.
In the 2010s, media reports documented Apple's frustrations and challenges with the pace and quality of Intel's technology development. Between October 2016 and August 2020, Intel-based Macs with Apple-designed ARM co-processors were released. Apple has designed its own custom ARM chips since 2009, which it has officially deployed since 2010 in its iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV and Apple Watch product lines, as well as AirPods, Beats and HomePod. Apple first used the ARM architecture in 1993 in its Newton personal digital assistant, followed by the iPod in 2001 and the iPhone in 2007. Since 2006, Apple has used Intel processors in Macintosh computers. A first-generation MacBook Pro from 2006, one of the first line of Mac computers to feature an Intel processor instead of a PowerPC processor.
