Apple CEO Tim Cook says the company “has a lot more to do,” but is excited to receive the first Apple Silicon M1 Macs.
During the regulatory call for quarterly results, Cook responded to analyst inquiries about M1 Macs, the first of Apple’s computers powered by internally engineered silicon. Repeatedly stressing that he sees this as an early day in Intel’s transition to Apple Silicon, he said Apple is excited about the progress so far.
“We are halfway through the transition and we have a lot more to do,” he said. “We are in the early stages of a two-year transition, but we’re excited about what we’re seeing so far.”
“If you look at the switcher [from PC to Mac]“If you look at the new Mac and the new iPad, those numbers are about half of the purchases made by people who are new worldwide. So the installation base is still expanding with new customers. ”
“That’s true on both iPad and Mac [but] If you look at the Mac, M1 I think it gives us a new growth trajectory that we haven’t had in the past, “he continued.” Especially when Q1 is a good proxy, there is a lot of excitement about M1-based Macs. ”
Apple launched its first M1-powered Macs late last year with the MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro and Mac mini. Customer feedback has been largely positive, with many touting the speed and efficiency of the new computers compared to both previous Macs and Windows boxes.
The company is rumored to release a pair of refreshed, high-end MacBook Pro models with M1 chips in the third quarter, while iMac and Mac Pro can take advantage of Apple Silicon later this year.