moonleay@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoQualcomm wants to buy Intelwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up166arrow-down15cross-posted to: hackernews
arrow-up161arrow-down1external-linkQualcomm wants to buy Intelwww.theverge.commoonleay@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square9fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews
minus-squareFranklin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-22 months agoGood points. I guess what I should have more accurately said is that Intel has a long standing working relationship with the American government. Given that Intel is an asset to national security. I think any sort of buyout would be under intense scrutiny. I did miss that Qualcomm was also American though, but I still think about it would be treacherous regardless.
minus-squareAvid Amoeba@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-22 months agoThen Qualcomm would become a national security asset. 😂 In fact that alone sounds like a great reason for acquisition. It’s not every day that you get a obvious way to become too big/important to fail.
minus-squareFranklin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoThings don’t just become a national security asset that easily, though, a long-standing relationship with trust is something incredibly important.
Good points. I guess what I should have more accurately said is that Intel has a long standing working relationship with the American government.
Given that Intel is an asset to national security. I think any sort of buyout would be under intense scrutiny.
I did miss that Qualcomm was also American though, but I still think about it would be treacherous regardless.
Then Qualcomm would become a national security asset. 😂 In fact that alone sounds like a great reason for acquisition. It’s not every day that you get a obvious way to become too big/important to fail.
Things don’t just become a national security asset that easily, though, a long-standing relationship with trust is something incredibly important.