US President Donald Trump’s announcement Friday that the US government is taking a 9.9% stake in Intel to defend national interests will shift the dynamics of IT procurement globally.
“Intel’s new identity as a government-backed ‘national champion’ represents a structural shift in how enterprises must evaluate supplier relationships,” said Sanchit Vir Gogia, chief analyst at Greyhound Research. “Technology buyers have framed procurement primarily in terms of cost, performance, and roadmap alignment. Intel’s repositioning disrupts that calculus.”
President Trump rounded up the size of the government’s stake when he announced it on Truth Social: “It is my Great Honor to report that the United States of America now fully owns and controls 10% of INTEL, a Great American Company that has an even more incredible future.”
Read this story in its entirety on Computerworld.com
Source:: Network World