Intel’s Acquisitions
No matter what happens, Intel won't acquire AMD, I can bet on that. Anyway, I don't like bets and gambling, so I will move on and tell you about Intel's plans for future acquisitions. Since they have a strong position in the computer industry, Intel is now aiming at the consumer electronics market, instead of expanding its domination in the hardware field.
In an interview with the Financial Times, Intel's Digital Enterprise group senior vice president and general manager, Patrick P. Gelsinger, said "I think you will see Intel being more acquisitive," while admitting that some of the purchases made so far by the chip maker weren't that great.
After talking about the lessons learned in the past, Gelsinger identified five areas where Intel could get better with new acquisitions - consumer electronics, embedded devices, visualisation technologies and the market for low-cost computers, where its Classmate PC Netbook model is already fighting the tough competition, especially the Asus Eee PC.
Now, I hardly wait to see who's going to be Intel's next "victim," but I am also glad that, considering the lessons of the past, the companies they purchase are probably going to be allowed to keep their identity and operate as subsidiaries, as it happened with Havok, purchased by Intel in September.
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