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Intel can save a lot of money by getting rid of incompetent folks in higher management, closing a lot of projects/teams that do not add value, a lot of middle management, simplifying processes that slow down the teams that are actually doing job, changing culture where working 10hr/wk is not tolerated. They need to do some variation of what Elon did to twitter. I have seen many of these things first hand.


> closing a lot of projects/teams that do not add value

I hear what you're saying, but that's also kind of how they got in trouble isn't it? They had an ARM license and a good implementation (at the time) StrongARM, but they shut that down just before smart phones hit. Intel is notorious for shutting down projects like that just before they could have been profitable so they can "focus on their core competencies".

> They need to do some variation of what Elon did to twitter.

Doing to Intel what Elon did to Twitter sounds like a disaster. Yes, Intel needs a shakeup, but don't completely destroy it. It's the largest chipmaker in the US and has actual fabs. I think Gelsinger is on the right track, but it's going to take time.


I agree - management cruft abounds in most large corps. The hard thing is you need a really skilled CEO to cut through all of it correctly.


I don’t think twitter is a really good example considering its equity value has fallen precipitously under his reign.


I am not saying Intel needs to cut 80% like twitter, what I am trying to say that Intel can cut a lot without any impact.


> They need to do some variation of what Elon did to twitter.

What nonsense. Since Elon's purge Twitter has had and endless number of persistent issues that frankly are amature hour level bugs.

He filtered developers by demanding they bring a printout of source code and explain it to him, when it's clear if you've ever seen him talk in detail about software he actually understands almost nothing about the process and details of writing code. This is both an ineffective and unfair way of deciding whether or not to fire someone.

He also lost about half of Twitter's advertisers in a matter of weeks.

I believe in fairness and honesty, so I will say Elon is exceptional at selling investors and customers on a technological vision. Saying his mindset and approach would have made Intel far more successful in recent decades is preposterous.




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