Intel had so much money to burn they tried at least three different strategies and the market chose the winner. Compatible with Pentium, RISC with i860, and cl

Intel had so much money to burn they tried at least three different strategies and the market chose the winner. Compatible with Pentium, RISC with i860, and clean-slate with Itanium are those that come to mind. Each of those projects undoubtedly cost billions. An incredibly luxurious position to be in.