Intel has a massive stake in the software ecosystem that lets them embed certain features that are enhanced or even only possible on their hardware. For exampl

Intel has a massive stake in the software ecosystem that lets them embed certain features that are enhanced or even only possible on their hardware. For example, there are shops that built their entire security stack in a way that’s totally dependent on Intel and would have an immense cost to re-architect it, much more than just buying 2x as many intel chips because they’re half as fast.