> One theory I heard is Intel requires them to sell a certain number of their chips on premium machines if they want to stay on their nice partners list I thin

> One theory I heard is Intel requires them to sell a certain number of their chips on premium machines if they want to stay on their nice partners list I think this has happened in the past already (https://www.theverge.com/2014/6/12/5803442/intel-nearly-1-and-a-half-billion-fine-upheld-anticompetitive-practices https://www.theverge.com/2014/6/12/5803442/intel-nearly-1-an...). If they're really doing it again... good luck.