Intel beats earnings estimates (because nobody expected it to earn much)

Ah... a good plan... Cut R&D

Yes, it's a cost center and not a profit center. But if they want the profits in the future, they need the R&D done now. I suspect this is soon to be another dying company that beancounters who can't see beyond the quarter are running.

Edit: discovered some typos.. feels like Monday hit mid-week... <sigh>

C'mon Intel, go ARM

Intel have failed to get traction with their Atoms etc, but they have still done some great work.

To make x86 architecture get anywhere near competitive with ARM has taken some amazing engineering. Their process engineering and such is the best in the world. However that x86 architecture limited what they can ever achieve. They're like a sports car trying to drag around a 5 ton trainer.

Now what would happen if Intel cut that x86 trailer loose? What if they took all that amazing process capability and applied it to making ARM parts?

They'd make the best damn ARM parts anyone has ever seen.

Masterbating a horse

Ha follow the link to the Horrorgone newspaper article

Profits are still healthy

Even worse, Client Computing's margins appear to be growing ever tighter. The unit's total operating income for the quarter was just $1.60bn

So, it still accounts for 50% of turnover and more than 50% of profits. And even if they are reduced, those margins are still mouth-watering when compared with the competition.

It what universe is earning $2.7 Billion in profits on sales of $13.2 billion considered not "earning much"? Compared to what? Margins on cocaine? ;-)