A message from Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan to all company employees

Post by sjsdaiuasgdia » Fri, Aug 08, 2025, 7:38 PM UTC

tptacek wrote: post #28

sjsdaiuasgdia wrote: post #22

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The GM CEO had presided over a time when GM got into such bad shape they needed a government bailout, and had to come back asking for even more government money. The Wells Fargo CEO presided over a major scandal involving customers being signed up for services they never agreed to. What has the Intel CEO presided over during his short tenure that measures up to those?

Vastly increased attention on semiconductor companies as national security assets coupled with fairly extensive business relationships with companies controlled by America's chief geopolitical rival.

Post by tptacek » Fri, Aug 08, 2025, 7:39 PM UTC

sjsdaiuasgdia wrote: post #31

tptacek wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Vastly increased attention on semiconductor companies as national security assets coupled with fairly extensive business relationships with companies controlled by America's chief geopolitical rival.

Oh, so not the same kind of thing at all then...

Post by morkalork » Fri, Aug 08, 2025, 7:42 PM UTC

rco8786 wrote: post #8

tptacek wrote: post #7

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Eh. Without getting anywhere near the merits of this particular fracas, the federal government has gotten deeply involved in critiquing the management of companies like Lockheed and Boeing, both for national security reasons and because of the importance of those companies to the economy. Easy to see Intel fitting into that mold in 2025.

I don’t recall a sitting President publicly calling for the CEO of either of those companies to resign. Please let’s not sanewash what is happening right now.

Post by magicmicah85 » Fri, Aug 08, 2025, 7:45 PM UTC

rco8786 wrote: post #17

tptacek wrote: post #16

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The norm that’s been transgressed here is getting more and more specific, isn’t it?

> a sitting President publicly calling for the CEO of either of those companies to resign. That was my original "norm" I stated. What has gotten more specific about that?

Post by scarface_74 » Fri, Aug 08, 2025, 7:49 PM UTC

emchammer wrote: post #20

rpcope1 wrote: post #15

What are the odds this ends with Intel getting nationalized? I think it's really looking kind of non-zero now.

Thank god Apple has been putting their eggs in their home-woven ARM basket. Now I just wish that they had a CEO who was above golden-trophy ass-kissing.