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Comment Re:What's the problem? (Score 1) 262

If it was a meritocratic idea, it'd be sold as such. Instead it's racism with a colorful candy shell and a cute-but-false heartwarming story about "equity".

Can you provide examples where this is the case? Right now it feels like you are discomforted by the idea of something that challenges "'straight' white male privilege"?

Comment Just charge rge advertisted price? (Score 4, Insightful) 110

If they just charged the advertised price, then we wouldn't need to this sort of regulation.For this reason, the problem isn't all the fees, but the fact that they are allowed to add on fees, outside of the advertised price. In addition to this, any price increase should be communicated in advance and before the minimum cancellation window.

Comment Re:Throw money in the drain? (Score 1) 79

Intel needs to improve their fabs quickly, irrespective of Trump. Apple could assign a minor chip to Intel with a three year contract, to appease Trump, but unless Intel improves, then Apple would fail to renew if Trump has left office.

Apple was once in a bad place and got money from Bill Gates, but since turned around. Maybe this is Intel’s turn, but they need more than money. They need good leadership and shareholders who aren’t looking for a short term fix.

Comment Re:Its about manufacturing process, not CPU arch (Score 1) 79

how are intel and apple not competitors?

It's obvious to anyone with half a brain that they clearly are.

I think the relationship is potentially more like that of Samsung where they are both competitor in one segment and supplier in another.

I’d imagine an “Intel Manufacturing” division being a supplier, while an “Intel Design” division being a competitor. If “Intel Manufacturing” got their shit together, then they could be a viable supplier. As for “Intel Design”, they’d need to accept that the writing is on the wall for the x86 architecture, unless they do something radicle. When you have ARM chips running x86 apps as if they were native, then you have something that should be sounding alarm bells.

Right now Intel feels like Boeing and just being a poor competitor due too much focus on short term profits and not enough on long term growth.

Comment Re:LOL! (Score 1) 79

Considering how Apple has been been progressing this seems like a desperate move by Intel. They are throwing out FUD in hopes that Apple will cave. However, if TSMC goes dark then everyone is fucked. Trump isn't going to be in power much longer, so that's a not a winning argument either. I'm telling you, this smacks of desperation.

At this point, it may not matter, due the damage he’ll have caused. Also, there are a number of people who believe he’ll try to avoid an election in 2028. I don’t want to believe that, but given how much of Project 2025 is apparently being realised, I’m not sure.

Comment Re:Its about making chips, not return to x64-64 (Score 1) 79

I don’t think Apple would say “screw power consumption”, given its history and that it was one reason for moving from PowerPC to Intel.

Apple is a priority customer for TSMC and I believe Apple has likely been organised and signed contracts ensuring that they keep those slots.

Intel needs to work out how TSMC is able to improve its fab process at such a high pace, while Intel seems to be failing to do so. Aren’t both companies getting their lithograph machines from ASML?

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