Prominent tech analyst Gene Munster has observed a "surprise takeaway" from Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPad launch event on Tuesday where the company unveiled the M4 chip.
What Happened: Munster took to X, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday to express his thoughts on the significance of the M4 chip announcement.
He believes that this development indicates Apple’s growing speed in updating its silicon and its focus on making hardware a competitive advantage in the field of artificial intelligence (AI).
“I have a surprise takeaway from the iPad event. Apple is getting a lot faster at updating its silicon with the announcement of the M4 chip."
Apple first announced the first M-series branded chip in 2020, powering Macs. A year later, it announced the first iPad with an M-series chip, the 2021 iPad Pro.
It took Apple 19 months to launch the M2 chip, and since then, the time gap has continued to fall. The M3 chip came out 16 months later, ...