> The problem is that companies get really good at solving yesterday's problems. In Intel's case, that was making great CPUs for desktop PCs and servers. I have

> The problem is that companies get really good at solving yesterday's problems. In Intel's case, that was making great CPUs for desktop PCs and servers. I have no doubt that the absolute pinnacle of desktop PC CPU engineering, was done at Intel in the last ~10 years Had Intel maintained its competency in designing and manufacturing CPUs, their situation would have been much better. They surrendered the process technology lead to TSMC, and let Apple make far superior laptop CPUs without a good response for years. They failed in what was supposed to be their core competency. And, of course, in anything outside CPUs and Chipset, Intel is comically bad.