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Re:Intel: Winning and Losing by iwontberude on Saturday May 10, 2025 @11:47AM (#43946583)
I could tell they were cooked when they bought McAfee.
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Re:Intel: Winning and Losing by jbverschoor on Saturday May 10, 2025 @02:34PM (#43947824)
They what??
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Re:Intel: Winning and Losing by 01HNNWZ0MV43FF on Saturday May 10, 2025 @09:21PM (#43950454)
Oh I forgot that one. That's hilarious.

> McAfee Corp. ... Intel Security Group from 2014 to 2017

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McAfee

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Re:Intel: Winning and Losing by acroyear on Saturday May 10, 2025 @02:37PM (#43947841)
yes, this was a direct consequence of the Craig Barrett mentality. Intel wanted a finger in many pies, since it could not predict what would be the next 'thing'. So they went on multiple acquisition sprees hoping to hit gold on something. I can't think of a single post-2000 acquisition that succeeded.
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