I question whether the move away from x86 is actually that much of a problem for Intel; ultimately, its just an instruction architecture, and at the end of the

I question whether the move away from x86 is actually that much of a problem for Intel; ultimately, its just an instruction architecture, and at the end of the day the fabrication capacity is far more valuable than some old & busted IP. There's no reason to believe Intel couldn't adapt to an ARM-based future; they would just need the leadership to step in and make that investment. They haven't made it thus far, but I also legitimately believe its a fair decision not to; its not obvious to me, just some guy with nothing to lose, that my next server, or gaming desktop, or laptop, will or should run an ARM chip. Windows hasn't moved that way, not more than the nanometer Surface Pro X moved it, Linux hasn't outside of Android, really the only company that has said "yeah we're all in on ARM" is Apple. Well, they have their sandbox they play in, and it certainly influences the rest of the industry, but ultimately it is separate.