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Re:Intel sells 51% stake in Altera to private equity firm on... by robert2020 on Monday April 14, 2025 @11:19PM (#43688692)
PE’s buy companies to increase the company’s value then sell it. There’s been many successes. Powerschool, Hilton, Dunkin’ Brands, Dollar General, Beats by Dre, Petco, GoDaddy, BJ’s Wholesale Club, Neiman Marcus, Panera Bread, Allegro, Guitar Center, Nielsen, McAfee…
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Re:Intel sells 51% stake in Altera to private equity firm on... by no_wizard on Monday April 14, 2025 @11:47PM (#43688806)
Most of these have very serious issues, especially with regards to labor violations and general treatment of employees.
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Re:Intel sells 51% stake in Altera to private equity firm on... by bigfatkitten on Tuesday April 15, 2025 @05:10PM (#43698426)
> McAfee

I wouldn't call that a roaring success. Funnily enough, Intel played a major role in running McAfee into the ground.

With proper leadership, McAfee could've ended up in the position CrowdStrike is now.

Trying not to piss off the Chinese government, and in particular its intelligence services (in order to sell chips) is unfortunately not a good model for an antimalware business.

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