• Franklin
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    752 months ago

    I know we’re all pretty mad at Intel right now but I really hope they do manage to recover because we’ve all seen what happens to the industry when there’s no competition.

    • @Nighed
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      352 months ago

      It may be that other companies can compete using ARM/RISC architectures. The only reason the current duopoly exists is the cross licensing between x64 and x86, now that apple has proved ARM can be competitive we will see what happens there!

      • @Telorand@reddthat.com
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        162 months ago

        Already are. Several manufacturers are delving into the ARMs race (get it?). They can’t yet quite compete on the same level as Apple’s silicon in every metric, but a few more years, and they’ll likely have general feature parity.

    • @catloaf@lemm.ee
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      72 months ago

      Intel is a huge company. There’s no way the US government lets them go under. The effects on national security would be disastrous.

    • @Buddahriffic@lemmy.world
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      62 months ago

      Not only that, Intel is the only hedge against China deciding to go ahead with its invasion of Taiwan and destroying the western computer chip lead.

      Though IMO government funds like CHIPs should be issued via stock buys instead of grants. Especially if it’s a bailout. And the government, as an investor, should be looking out for the public’s best interest rather than purely seeking profit.