Intel Corp (INTC)

[Sarmad]

>> Is it REALLY so far-fetched to imagine Google creating a highly customized and cost-reduced server board, where they control the design and manufacture of every component that isn't already cut-throat-commoditized?
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Perhaps not far fetched. But unprecedented in Intel's history, that a customer of its CPU's would be able to shake off the shackles and dispense with Intel's expertise and roll their own.

It is not surprising that a competitor will try to take away market share from Intel, or any other CPU maker. But that a mere lowly peon supplicant user of Intel technology would dare to dream of a rise to this high priesthood would be shocking. Like I said, unprecedented, and earth moving. Is there any example in the past 30 or 40 years ?

That would be like me raising chickens and growing vegetables in the back yard, and depriving the grocery store of my food dollars.