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Dec 5, 2024 Intel's leadership shakeup raises questions about the company's ability to adapt in a competitive landscape. A Zipcar outage leaves customers stranded, highlighting severe customer service failures. The importance of fail-safes in technology gets emphasized, especially for critical services. Insights on migrating to a new email provider stress the significance of DMARC for deliverability. Lastly, discussions on email hosting options reveal tools like ProtonMail and options for simplifying NAS setups.
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Intel's Foundry Woes
- Intel's foundry failures have crippled their competitiveness.
- Their inability to compete with TSMC has cost them market share.
Intel's "American-Made" Advantage
- Intel's American-made chips were a selling point, especially for government contracts.
- This provided a perceived security advantage, but their foundry struggles undermined it.
Gelsinger's Gamble
- Gelsinger's plan to accelerate Intel's development cycle with rapid die shrinks backfired.
- This led to quality issues and potential recalls, hurting Intel's financial performance.
