Future Mac computers will eventually ditch Intel chips for Apple-developed processors, according to a new report from Bloomberg.

The company plans on making the switch by as early as 2020. The goal? To make Macs, iPhones and iPads work more seamlessly together, according to Bloomberg, citing unnamed sources.

The Apple-developed chips could also pave the way for MacBooks with better battery life. But the plan deals a blow to Intel, which has been producing chips for Macs since 2005.

However, Bloomberg reported that the whole effort is still in its early stages, and Apple could theoretically abandon or delay the plan.

So far, Apple is declining to comment on the report. But the company has already started introducing its own silicon into MacBook products. For instance, the MacBook Pro still relies on an Intel Core processor for the bulk of the computing, but it also contains an Apple T1 chip that powers the laptop's Touch ID sensor.

Apple's other products including the iPhone and iPad are already built with the company's own silicon. These processors are designed using chip architecture licensed from ARM Holdings. Semiconductor manufacturers including Taiwan's TSMC is employed to mass-produce the processors.

The new chips from Apple may end up incorporating ARM-based designs too. But whether they can offer the same performance as Intel chips do remains another matter.

Case in point: Microsoft has also been developing Windows laptops with ARM-based chips from Qualcomm. These products can potentially boast an 18 to 20 hour battery life, but appear to fall behind on performance.