[Mariner]

Qualcomm is a viable competitor only in the low end.

Intel is STILL the master of the data center and will remain so for the foreseeable future.

[AustinBill]

...and will remain so for the foreseeable future.

The problem with technology is that the "foreseeable future" is typically 24 months these days.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Intel is going off in an additional direction:P>Analysis: Intel Agrees To Buy Mobileye, Is The Company Worth $15.3 Billion?

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Intel has made the decision to diversify away from its core business to a very significant extent with the acquisition of Mobileye for $15.3 Billion.