So, this apparently generated no interest on HN? :) I respect the company's drive to adapt to new trends with it's portfolio but... the chip market? To quote

So, this apparently generated no interest on HN? :) I respect the company's drive to adapt to new trends with it's portfolio but... the chip market? To quote Bloomberg from here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-12-11/cisco-enters-chip-business-begins-supplying-microsoft-facebook https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-12-11/cisco-ent... "The new initiative has the potential to attract business from customers who want to build their own machines instead of buying whole packages" So, Cisco is doing the complete opposite of Apple? (disclosure - Cisco engineer, purely personal opinions and no insight into company's strategy)