> The CPU industry is rife with engineers leaving and starting their own successful company.
You just proved GPS point. They said it happens 1-2 times a decade and you only provided 3 examples that spanned over 4-5 decades.
You just proved GPS point. They said it happens 1-2 times a decade and you only provided 3 examples that spanned over 4-5 decades.
The point is that hard engineering companies used to be formed and headed by engineers, including most of the juggernauts of today.
So when the parent said
> And none of those companies so far have become industry titans that challenged their original company.
I feel like that's untrue. Just about every major company in the space was formed by engineers forming a new company after getting fed up with their job, creating a titan that challenged their original company.