My bullet points are just pointing out some icing on the cake that comes with the deal. "Why do they want to make software for platforms when their competencie

My bullet points are just pointing out some icing on the cake that comes with the deal. "Why do they want to make software for platforms when their competencies are on hardware?" Vendor lock-in and community are just as helpful for Intel as they are for other businesses. If they can grease the wheels for their primary business (even at a small loss), then it's not necessarily a bad idea.