To all: Re: Intel's "other" businesses.
"Can Intel Duplicate Success In Other Markets?"
techweb.com
Re: Graphics business: "The i740 makes a big splash, but it doesn't empty the pool."
Re: Flash card business: "But Intel's device is available only in a 5-V version, while competitors' cards have migrated to 3.3 V to keep pace with the industry's power demands, observers said. "
Re: Networking: "Frankly, I think they are struggling a little bit in networking," he said. "It's not one of their most profitable units. ... If Intel is making money, it's not by much."
Re: Motherboards: "Intel shipped 7.3 million motherboards last year, giving it a 10 percent market share, according to the government-sponsored Market Intelligence Center, in Taipei. Meanwhile, Taiwan shipped 43.5 million boards, giving it a 59.7 percent share."
Re: Fairness in their chipset business: "Antitrust laws forbid Intel from forcing its customers to buy an Intel chip set in order to get an Intel processor," Gwennap wrote in a recent edition of his company's newsletter, The Microprocessor Report. "But by eliminating all other options, the company has achieved the same result."
My question: Can Intel compete on equal grounds outside it's MPU business?
Adrian |
