Also Intel is building a new fab in Phoenix, something they announced in 2011 then put on hold. But in Phoenix, not Youngstown. The bootstrappers better get their asses over to Phoenix, else over 1/2 of the workforce will be foreign born.[/quote]
Looks like Intel is having an “alternative facts” moment….
“A day after its big jobs announcement, Intel warns of lower profit margins in a key business
Intel told investors on Thursday that it expects lower margins in its data center business, a day after announcing a multi-billion dollar investment at the White House. At its investor meeting on Thursday, Intel’s VP of its data center group, Diane Bryant, said its data center profit margins would drop over time to the low-to-mid 40 percent range,down from their historical norms between 45 and 50 percent. Shares briefly fell nearly 2 percent in heavy volume, before recovering, last down about 1.5 percent. The company’s data center business sells products to enterprises and cloud computing providers to use in their data centers. It’s been a critical contributor to Intel’s growth: in 2016, data”
Lol…. It’s not going to be a very good year for Intel, I think….
Their mobile story is still nowhere.
Then there’s AMD Ryzen undercutting their processor by 1/3-1/4…
And now this.
