Apple and Samsung also want to buy Intel, — rumors

It seems that Qualcomm is not the only company that wants to buy Intel. Samsung and Apple are also rumored to be interested in acquiring the tech giant with its own production facilities.

Recently, Intel has been doing very poorly. After waves of layoffs and the announcement of separation of a production unit the company’s financial report was published, which shows more than $2 billion damages (mainly due to restructuring). Intel has also curtailed construction of a plant in Germany worth about $30 billion. As a result, NVIDIA aims to take Intel’s place in the Dow Jones as a more successful company.

The processors are not doing well either. The thirteenth and fourteenth generations (Meteor Lake) were characterized by instability, which was partially overcome only recently. The latest processors Intel Core Ultra 200S (Arrow Lake) is similar, do not enjoy commercial success — due to the lack of noticeable performance improvement and the need to purchase a new motherboard, while AMD has been supporting its own platform for almost 10 years, even with the release of a new one.

So selling to Intel would be a stunning fact, but not unbelievable. Earlier it became known about Qualcomm’s intentions to acquire the companywhich allegedly approached Intel with an offer, but temporarily slowed down It was later rumored to be due to the US elections.

As for Apple, the purchase seems strange because the company has long been developing its own ARM-based processor architecture. But there is a factor of possible instability in Taiwan and TSMC, which is located there, and buying an American company would be useful. It would also weaken the possible position of a competitor in the form of Qualcomm. Intel’s intellectual property would also help any chipmaker.

Samsung has similar motives, and is allegedly also looking to buy the company. Exynos is not doing very well either, and additional production capacity would help the company. However, it should be borne in mind that any such deal would face strong resistance from the US antitrust authorities, as shown by the unsuccessful takeover of ARM by NVIDIA.

Rumors should be treated with skepticism. Source: YouTube channel Moore’s Law is DeadSometimes it resorts to provocative statements that are not confirmed by other sources and do not materialize. In general, the prospect of anyone acquiring Intel seems illusory — except in parts.