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Why Apple don't just buy Intel? That would allow better vertical integration.

• walterbell 10mo ago
  Buyer could not fire existing customers, as Broadcom did with VMware.
• etempleton 10mo ago
  Risky. Apple loves to vertically integrate and they could certainly give a cash infusion, but right now they can bounce between TSMC, Intel and Samsung and probably get sweetheart deals at each because of their scale / the positive press from serving Apple as a customer.
• GeekyBear 10mo ago
  Apple doesn't buy manufacturing companies, however if you can make something they want, they have definitely been known to pay for a dedicated manufacturing line up front.
• cromka 10mo ago
  Good luck with the EU OK-ing this
• osnium123 10mo ago
  China would also block this deal
• alwillis 10mo ago
  > Why Apple don't just buy Intel? Apple doesn't need a fab. They bought P.A. Semi in 2008, which got them microprocessor design talent that lead to Apple Silicon. > That would allow better vertical integration. Apple already ships devices with CPUs, GPUs, NPU's (Neural Processing Unit), modem and wi-fi chipsets all designed by them. I'll also add the H2 audio processor in the AirPods. It's hard to get more vertically integrated than that. [1]: https://daringfireball.net/linked/2021/11/02/pa-semi-looking-back https://daringfireball.net/linked/2021/11/02/pa-semi-looking...
  • tooltalk 10mo ago
    I always thought that while PA Semi brought some power efficiency tech to Apple, many didn't stick around. And that the Intrinsity team made also made significant contribution, having validated their tech in Samsung's Hummingbird core.
• dexwiz 10mo ago
  Apple did buy part of Intel in 2019. From what I was told, Intel failed to deliver a competitive 5G modem in time. Afterwards they sold the entire department to Apple. https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2019/07/apple-to-acquire-the-majority-of-intels-smartphone-modem-business/ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2019/07/apple-to-acquire-the-...