Note: once upon a time, Intel's fab strategy involved new fabs making CPU's (x86) for a couple years, then being repurposed for memory. This meant that their m

Note: once upon a time, Intel's fab strategy involved new fabs making CPU's (x86) for a couple years, then being repurposed for memory. This meant that their memory fabs were practically free (i.e. they were building them for CPU business anyway), which helped them compete on price in memory. I'm sure they still find some use for their no-longer-brand-new fabs, but this kind of examination of each business line in isolation doesn't take into account synergies like that. I can easily imagine Intel doing one "makes good business sense" decision after another, until they are no longer able to manufacture competitively at all. Oh, wait, maybe that already happened a couple years ago...