If the argument was for protecting Intel, then the US government should be placing huge orders with Intel for solutions that will fund R&D and allow the company to regain its position as a foundry. They should be tapping into the defense budget. DARPA should be involved. This was an opportunity for petty extortion and a step towards socialism.

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bushbaba 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

A large bulk of CPU orders comes from Google, Amazon, and Microsoft. Want to say 50% of all AMD revenue is datacenters, and the Hyperscalers represent the largest chunk of that.

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onepointsixC 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Huge order for... what? DoD's needs for chips are quite modest in quantity. Truth is that the US Gov doesn't need the volume which requires Intel to keep afloat.

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KetoManx64 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Government involvement is the fastest way to corrupt the purpose of an organization, hollow out its soul and quickly get rid of all the competant people. There's a reason that the DOGE findings made a laughing stock of government employees.

	▲	estearum 3 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		> There's a reason that the DOGE findings made a laughing stock of government employees Can you point out which specific findings? Ideally ones that are substantiated and not just one off tweets.
	▲	dgb23 3 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Depends on the implementation. Switzerland owns its energy companies and its public transport company. Hugely successful.

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abullinan 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

It is not socialism. Socialism is when the workers control the means of production. Not a fat windbag mobster president and his thugs.