In recent months, Microsoft completed the layoff of approximately 15,000 employees, and in May alone, it announced the dismissal of about 6,000 more (3% of its workforce). This move occurred precisely during a period when the company reported revenues of $76.4 billion in the last quarter, an 18% growth, and an operating profit of $34.3 billion. These figures transform the decision to implement layoffs into a strategic enigma worthy of investigation.

This chapter will review What’s Next for Intel? and The Challenge of Nvidia’s Entry into CPUs

Intel’s dominance faced challenges as it missed key shifts — the mobile revolution and the rise of graphics processing. Strategic missteps and hesitation cost the tech giant leadership in emerging markets, revealing the risks of clinging to past successes.

A story of visionaries who shaped the computing era, building Intel from bold ideas into the driving force behind the digital age. But did they always make the right decisions at the right time?