Intel throws open chip ovens to Altera - but who's next: Apple? Intel has agreed to start manufacturing programmable chips for Altera in its first outside large-scale manufacturing deal, which could lead to contracts with firms like Apple. The world's top chipmaker had already started offering space in its manufacturing plants to smaller firms like Tabula and Achronix Semiconductor, but …
It might be good for Apple... but it will turn to be a curse and suicide for Intelfidals ... Intel no more will be able to protect its x86 exclusive jargon and companies will taunt them so hard that u make x86 but no ARM for Intel servers that at one stage in approx 1-2 years they will throw in towel and will also "unwilingly" launch ARM servers .. which is what AMD will be found doing for years. This wil be the point where x86 tech will actually spit on Intelfidals face and jump down the drain... Nature keeps creating environment for the downfal of empires and bring weaker ones as the new leaders...
Is for them to allow any customers onto their Fab, Intel have the best fab tech but not always the best designs. I don't see why they wouldn't allow direct competitors onto their fab it would help provide competition in the design front, so driving innovation whilst proving the revenues to keep their fab one stage ahead.
Get over yourself. If you don't want to read any references to Apple, don't click on articles with Apple in the title, idiot. There is a good point to Apple's mention, because they have been rumored to be talking to Intel about fabbing their SoCs for over a year now, but the main roadblock has been seen as the fact that Intel has never taken on any foundry customers with a lot of volume.
Sorry that you hate Apple so much you can't bear to see mention of their name. Since you're going to downvote me anyway: Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Samsung, Apple, Apple, Apple.
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