...And particularly when the resulting modern "composite" products (the processor, the battery, the software, the pricing; the whole package) are competitive wi

...And particularly when the resulting modern "composite" products (the processor, the battery, the software, the pricing; the whole package) are competitive with the then-current products in the market. There have been many Intel-based tablets available over the years, and there have been issues with these products. It's just a little odd to realize that a firm that is so supremely adept with designing and creating massive integrated circuits is so very poor at system and product-custom integration; at the next higher level of product integration.