Apple forecast a 2 year transition a year ago at WWDC. That means they need a processor for their base laptop/ consumer desktops. One for their high end laptops and many of their pro desktops. And arguably one to replace the Xeon in the iMac Pro and Mac Pro.
Unless they are going to use this same CPU for the Mac Pro, this is right on schedule.
Unless they are going to use this same CPU for the Mac Pro, this is right on schedule.