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Re:U.S. government takes 10% stake in Intel by SkyPuncher on Friday August 22, 2025 @08:05PM (#44991545)
This isn't a generalizable problem. There just aren't many companies that would be in a comparable situation to Intel.

Intel is:

* Critical to national security

* An advanced, industry that's extremely hard to spin up

* Essentially, one of two companies in it's industry.

Very few other companies meet all of those criteria.

Re:U.S. government takes 10% stake in Intel by cuttothechase on Friday August 22, 2025 @09:10PM (#44991980)
What beats Boeing or Apple then so as to put Intel over the top of these guys?
Re:U.S. government takes 10% stake in Intel by fourg on Friday August 22, 2025 @10:32PM (#44992531)
Intel wanted the 9 billion in CHIP Act money that was being withheld and was willing to make a deal for 10% equity in order to get it.