I think the author misses some key points here. First, the iOS libraries are optimized for the hardware on the iPhone and other devices. It's why they do so wel

I think the author misses some key points here. First, the iOS libraries are optimized for the hardware on the iPhone and other devices. It's why they do so well up to a certain point (and why they sunset certain products with regard to iOS upgrades). Whereas Intel's strength is that their processors and other suite of hardware is ready to serve millions of customers right now. Plus, the iPhone is not going to replace the web server, enterprise cloud deployments, and the like any time soon (unless someone rams net neutrality down the throats of all Telcos in all mediums). The author really needs to stop trying to think Apple has this grand vision of getting into cloud hosting, workstations, and enterprise. They have no interest in it otherwise why don't they have divisions for it anymore? Sales on consumer devices like the iPhone are more comfortable for them and they optimized their business models on it. The only thing they want to do now is expand the software and services aspect of the iOS. Hardware is purely a means to achieve that goal.