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Re:Intel in talks to buy GlobalFoundries for about $30B by phkahler on Thursday July 15, 2021 @09:29PM (#27852151)
I would hope this is blocked simply due to the reduction in competition. Number one player should not be buying anyone.

OTOH my impression was that GloFo stopped short of EUV due to the cost, not that they couldn't do it. Intel might be able to fix that, but I think they're probably going the way of IBM.

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Re:Intel in talks to buy GlobalFoundries for about $30B by ike77 on Friday July 16, 2021 @04:31AM (#27854138)
But not having any of the players able to stand up to TSMC is also not good for competition.

Allowing smaller market participants to consolidate to face the behemoth is not necessarily going to be perceived as anti-competitive.

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Re:Intel in talks to buy GlobalFoundries for about $30B by phkahler on Friday July 16, 2021 @09:06AM (#27855807)
>> Allowing smaller market participants to consolidate to face the behemoth is not necessarily going to be perceived as anti-competitive.

Intel is not small by any measure. Now TI and GloFlo, or some other pairing I might agree with.

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