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Problem with AMD is that it’s heavily tied to Taiwan and its government, similarly to nVidia, and that presents itself a bigger problem for the defence industry and geopolitics for both the USA and by proxy Isreal if Intel dissolves. As is unfolding in the USA and has unfolded in the past with the USSR, you can’t remain a superpower without a self sufficient at “home” chip industry, it must keep on existing and evolving. Alas IBM would be the fallback and not AMD in dire need with Apple or better TI not far behind.

Intel can’t and likely won’t fail, just as Boeing can’t. They’re integral to the defence of the country and government bailouts will keep them afloat for the eternity of power. Upper management knows this and they can line their pockets regardless of the impact on the consumer branch, all within reason and diligence not step on too many government toes.

Sucks that it has to get political but you can get too big to fail. All said and for the sake of their technical legacy that they do succeed and remain competitive.