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.