The newest Macbook Air from Apple runs on Intel's Haswell microprocessor. Despite the decade-long partnership between Intel and Apple, the newest ultrabook also signals the end of this marriage. Intel and Apple are set to part ways soon after iPad maker bypassed the chip giant.

It has been a solid-state partnership from the time Apple released its first Macbook lineup. However, the company reportedly bypassed Intel when it introduced their iPad using another chip from Intel's competitor. Apple went for lower power mobile processors. The company also started an in house chip production.

Intel has finally moved towards low power consumption with Haswell but this came in too late as Apple started their line of chips already. It is only a matter of time for Apple to change the chips on all of its products to the same architecture they are using for iPad.

Intel will be out of the picture.

A7 processor from Apple is not powerful enough to support the Macbook Air. Apple will have to settle with Haswell until their own chip can finally deliver. The A8 architecture is now in the works and is intended to run Apple products soon. The company is looking forward to a processor that is half the thickness and the weight of the current Haswell chips.

If A8 becomes a success then Apple will move towards independent production. It is only a matter of time after they adopt the chip not just on Macbook Air but to the rest of the company's products. Tim Cook previously hinted that the firm wants to be free from outside contractors or vendors. Apple is working on developing in house teams to support the company's production.

Apple-ARM and Apple-Motorola collaborations dissolved before and it looks like Apple-Intel marriage is headed towards the same path.