Intel Says It Will Stop Developing Compute Cards

Intel will not develop new Compute Cards, the company said this week. From a report: Compute Cards were Intel's vision of modular computing that would allow customers to continually update point of sale systems, all-in-one desktops, laptops and other devices. Pull out one card, replace it with another, and you have a new CPU, plus RAM and storage. "We continue to believe modular computing is a market where there are many opportunities for innovation," an Intel spokesperson told Tom's Hardware. "However, as we look at the best way to address this opportunity, we've made the decision that we will not develop new Compute Card products moving forward. We will continue to sell and support the current Compute Card products through 2019 to ensure our customers receive the support they need with their current solutions, and we are thankful for their partnership on this change."

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Re:This is Intel's problem in a nutshell

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Intel doesn't want to compete in low-margin product areas where it can only make a few dollars off each sale. Intel wants to sell expensive desktop and laptop processors where it is the only supplier, and rake in the profits.

Actually, the real money is in the server market. Low-end desktops don't rake in much cash either but the high-end ones are far more profitable.

Intel is really killing everything that isn't a real money maker because they are losing money on them due to that fact that there is real competition in these sectors from non-x86 chips. Intel is suffering mostly because of their (relatively) high prices and fierce NDA policies which drive people to competitors.

Intel's real innovation has always been in anti-competitive behavior so when they are unable to rig the game, they fold.