Could Meta buy Intel? Seems like a good fit. Intel could use a visionary leader like Mark Zuckerberg. And Intel can produce all the chips for servers and headsets. Employees at Intel might be older and complacent but Mark can fly over from Hawaii and fire them.
Intel is the one in the death spiral?
Meta has amazing cash flow. Yes they are spending a lot on virtual reality but if they slowed it down and if tik tok is banned they would be very cash flow positive close to 60 billion. Intel on the other hand is in trouble. Even with government support they had to to do special financing to start building their new fabs. They may have to cancel the dividend. I’ve run the finance numbers and Meta could pull it off.
Every now and then I see a post that reminds me that I should do more drugs to think like this
The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do. This is definitely a crazy idea but would take Meta and Intel to another level.
I wasn’t dissing you, I like far fetched ideas, even though this one won’t work
For what?
It would be a Keiretsu strategy where Meta and Intel work closely to build great hardware to challenge Apple.
Simple A/VR will require what? Waveguide? That’s like 1 layer at what 1/2 pitch? 0.1 to 0.2micron? And do you think this resolution is bleeding edge, nevermind if there’s 100m repeat buyer every year?
Which chips does Intel produce for headsets?
Correct question is what tech node will AR/VR simple 3 color projection need? 28nm from 2010? 43nm for 2006?
Intel like Samsung does for their own hardware would work synergistically with Meta on roadmap for next decades. This will help Zuckerberg to achieve his vision of not having to rely on Apple privacy settings for his social media business.
Bad idea
Initially it looks like a bad idea but if you run the finance numbers it works then if you look at Keiretsus that work this combination would be perfect. Throw in that Apple is the enemy of both then the saying that the enemy of my enemy is my friend is very suitable.
You are probably right
You got me at visionary...Zuckerberg is so visionary that the stock is the worst performing stock in S&P 500... You clearly need to look up what visionary actually means... On the other hand, yes he is way more visionary compared to anyone at Wells Fargo so I get the drift...
Zuckerberg is the person that can scale technologies. He never has really created anything but he’s good at scaling the technologies he buys. He will do wonders with Intel.
Yes, scaling software is the same as hardware and fabs. Stick to banking my guy.
Who at Meta is qualified to run/oversee Intel? Seriously?
Hire Parag
Meta and Intel would WORK TOGETHER to beat Apple. One would not run the other. As a Keiretsu you would be partners. Intel would provide the hardware engineering the fans and Meta would provide the marketing the customer and the cash flow.
No
Who is this person?
There is a team of consultants and investment bankers working on this. That is all I can say.
That team is getting paid to say yes, essentially. Bunch of smart people starting with a conclusion and working backwards to justify it...what could go wrong...
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I’ll take stupid ideas for $500, Alex
People said social media was stupid but look at it now. And I’m sure people laughed at the Mac and iPhone when it first came out. No one thought a phone without a keyboard would work. Steve Jobs the founder of Apple once said “The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.” Yes this idea is a bit strange and out there but it works if you use your imagination.
Not surprised that Apple employees would not like this idea. Apple would be threatened the most at the combination because it would create a software/hardware/semiconductor company that has strengths that apple has not. And Apple knows that Zuckerberg is gunning for them.