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Re:Intel Brags of $152B in Stock Buybacks. Why Does It Need ... by owisd on Thursday March 28, 2024 @08:47AM (#39850586)
Intel is a product of Shockley, which was a product of Bell Labs, which was a product of “punishing” AT&T for “being American”.

AT&T would have zealously guarded the transistor patent and never have licenced it out to Motorola, TI, etc. if they only cared about maximising shareholder value.

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