[sophrocyne]

ASICs probably.

The point you responded to is also fair; the fact they tried to lock miners out was a de facto acknowledgment that crypto had an impact on their sales, and is more critical evidence they handled it poorly.

[asciimike]

This is the route Intel is going down: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/intel-launches-new-bitc...

Time will tell if it works out (different chain, etc., etc.)