Well, INTC could adopt the same IP-based business model as ARM and then give up 98% of it's revenue: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=revenue+of+intel+vs+ar

Well, INTC could adopt the same IP-based business model as ARM and then give up 98% of it's revenue: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=revenue+of+intel+vs+arm http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=revenue+of+intel+vs+arm So the folks at INTC are doing what you'd expect, competing on discrete components and application-tuned architectures. A key example of that is the recent Merrifield-based chipset for smartphones which is obviously a key initiative: http://www.intomobile.com/2012/05/14/intel-merrifield-system-chip-may-end-up-2013-superphones/ http://www.intomobile.com/2012/05/14/intel-merrifield-system...