What's wrong with Intel: Former principal engineer unloads

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[–][deleted] 12 insightful - 4 fun12 insightful - 3 fun13 insightful - 4 fun -  (7 children)

Long time fan of AMD here, chiming in about how the P4 debacle should have been everything AMD needed to do a Phenom III instead of that Bulldozer POS. I mean, they beat Intel when those guys went almost total speedracer architecture with the Netbust P4 (and also full brainiac with Itanium, and we all know how that ended). So the theory that a balanced architecture is best proved right in practice, thanks to Intel.

So what does AMD do? Put out a speedracer-insipired architecture! WHAT? WHY??? I kept thinking, OK, they'll resurrect the Phenom II on a newer process, enhance it, call it Phenom III and do away with that whole Bulldozer crap. But no, they had to go... How many years with the stupid FX CPUs?

And finally, a balanced architecture again, and boom, they are (were?) on par with Intel. And overtaking them quick. But this is down to process trouble, so it's worth noting that AMD needs to remember these missteps and not repeat them! The next few years are predictably AMD's dominance, but after that... Well, we'll have to wait and see. Either way, competition is good, but that only happens when both sides deliver.

[–]JasonCarswell 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (6 children)

Any chance the plateau has been intentional? If they can rig the science, the votes, the markets, and social engineer chaos, why not keep the masses away from advanced tech too?

[–][deleted] 5 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

Yes, I have considered that. Something like "Our turn to lead until 2015 or so, then you take the lead." But WHY? Jerry Sanders III founded AMD, it was his baby, his life's work. I can't imagine, well yeah I can, but still... All to make sure that one company does better than another? Who's gaining what?

Wait, Intel is tied in with Israel... Hm... Demonspawn at work? Hell, maybe.

[–]JasonCarswell 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

They are all tied to the deep state. Just like all banks, corporate media, military, etc. Anyone who manufactures on their own will get shut down.

[–][deleted] 5 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

Sure, but... Why pick a winner beforehand? Even the deep state benefits from competition. Unless black budget tech was generations ahead already. Who the fuck knows.

[–]JasonCarswell 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

I'm not saying they wouldn't foster some competition - as long as they control all the competition.

Indeed, who knows.

[–]Trajan 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Sure, but it requires far fewer assumptions to attribute this to incompetence.

[–]JasonCarswell 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Hanlon's razor - "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity", also in other forms, an aphorism and philosophical razor suggesting a way to eliminate unlikely explanations for behavior; often utilized in politics to oversimplify issues and excuse malice and corruption.

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Nothing is simple.

[–][deleted] 8 insightful - 2 fun8 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Yep, it's pretty much the same in every business: once grown and mature, the company shifts from being run by core-business people (electrical engineers in this case) to being run by beancounters. And then the SHTF.

Lesson number 1: running a company is NOT about making money. If it were, the beancounters running the show would be awesome.

[–][deleted] 6 insightful - 4 fun6 insightful - 3 fun7 insightful - 4 fun -  (2 children)

too much planned obsolescence.

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I don't think Intel planned for their fab process to become obsolete. They just never addressed it properly and now are four years behind their schedule of moving from 14nm to 10nm. Put bean counters in charge and this is what happens.

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we would be way further along with technology if not for this shit. It's funny to act like the CEO of Intel can't easily get on the phone and call the CEO of AMD and agree to collude. There's no reason for them to improve the technology.

[–]itsoktobewhite 4 insightful - 4 fun4 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 4 fun -  (0 children)

kikes

[–]sproketboy 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Very interesting. It doesn't really mention the other growing giant out there: ARM.

[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

ARM is an architecture shop. Other companies buy their generic design, customize it and then they have to ask for permission from Intel in order to print it.