content: I never could've foreseen Intel becoming irrelevant in 2020 I was aware for close to a decade now that Intel would go to the shitter sooner or later. But the x86 space is not exactly overflowing with competitors. I thought Intel's demise would come at the earliest in 2027 or any time close to the end of this decade.
  
  With AMD absolutely crushing it in almost all benchmarks, Apple abandoning Intel as of today and Intel's pajeets and diversity hires not properly delivering 10nm products (let alone 7nm) and the Wintel monopoly long gone I feel like we're looking at the beginning of the end for Intel's road forward.
  
  I'm honestly surprised. This year keeps on giving. At this rate Nvidia (or something) might end up buying it sooner than later. They have already announced that 7nm won't be ready anytime soon.
  
  Was the writing on the wall and I wasn't seeing it or did anyone else got caught by surprise? When Jim Keller left Intel I knew it was over.