Bloomberg yesterday reported that Apple has been in discussion with both Intel and Samsung regarding future production of its device processors. The move is said to be motivated by Apple seeking to reduce its reliance on Taiwan’s TSMC as its sole supplier of A-series and M-series chips … Apple has of course purchased both iPhone and Mac processors from each of the companies in the past. For a long time, Apple split its A-series chip production between TSMC and Samsung, and Mac CPUs were off-the-shelf Intel ones. However, TMSC pulled so far ahead of Samsung that it became the only company able to make the most advanced chips for flagship iPhones, and once Apple made the transition to M-series chips for the Mac, TSMC was again the only fabricator able to produce these. The talks make sense The first and most obvious takeout is that it makes absolute sense for Apple to engage in discussions with both Samsung and Intel.…