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Re:Intel acquires Linutronix by gary_0 on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @12:11PM (#30443424)
Intel is well aware that their x86 IP isn't the secret sauce it used to be. If RISC-V takes over the world, they won't be caught off-guard.
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Re:Intel acquires Linutronix by jabl on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @12:40PM (#30443856)
Maybe, but I think the more immediate motivations are

- Get customers for their fab services division, now that they're making a serious push to fab 3rd party chips.

- Help RISC-V threaten ARM at the low end, thus taking away attention and resources ARM could otherwise use to compete with x86 servers.

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