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This is nothing more than Intel joining the ranks of the other tbtf government contractors. That's how they plan to survive.
by jason-phillips 2y ago
This is nothing more than Intel joining the ranks of the other tbtf government contractors. That's how they plan to survive.
- horacemorace 2y agoIt also increases the likelihood of a secure supply chain for mil components. Seems like a win-win.
- roenxi 2y agoIn the sense that any voluntary trade is a win-win for both parties, yes. But it is inglorious compared to where Intel was in, say, the early 2000s. It is a big change to look at market cap and see traders treating AMD as a big player, then Intel somewhere off in the also-ran territory. So much for their monopoly.
- georgeburdell 2y agoIntel has had the government as a customer for a long time. They even have a division for it (Intel Federal)
- aurareturn 2y agoDid they manufacture military designs though? Or just sell Intel designs (with some modifications) to military?
- Rinzler89 2y agoIntel was making 386 chips for the F-22 for a looking time after they became obsolete.
- Melatonic 2y ago386 in the F22?! Why ? Such an old chip even considering the plane was in design for years no ?
- sillywalk 2y agoI thought the F-22 initially used the i960, not the 386, but then switched to PowerPC. [0] http://www.righto.com/2023/07/the-complex-history-of-intel-i960-risc.html http://www.righto.com/2023/07/the-complex-history-of-intel-i...