This article makes me want to hyperventilate into a paper bag. I can't imagine what the execs namedropped think of the idea.
It probably got killed for a reason. The title is misleading. Apple did not buy Intel.
This was clearly a skit or parody used to make an important point. The content is not the title.
Just saying.
Right, but, headlines are important. They describe what's in the tin, and when the label on the tin doesn't match what's in the tin, people get mad (understandably) and the whole thing falls apart.
There is an HN convention that post titles are not editorialised but posted "as is". I suppose this could have had something added in brackets (like one would do for an old item) but I can see that might have undermined the approach of the piece in question.
I am at a loss to understand why people are annoyed.
Please fix title ... clickbait.
It makes no sense for Apple to buy Intel, especially when we're talking about dumping $120+ billions on it. If I had stock in Apple I would sell it right now based on this rumor alone, because if it's true, it's a very bad move for them.
I suspect it is more likely that we will see Apple laptops built around some form of high powered Arm64 chip, which they can license and build. As long as it is powerful "enough" and has great battery life.
Apple already is familiar with alternative lines, and is also familiar with porting the operating system to support new chips.
The whole point of the piece was not to suggest that Apple should buy Intel but to point out the burden that their cash mountain represents in reality.