The Day Intel Said NO to Steve Jobs (And Lost Everything)

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In 2005, Steve Jobs offered Intel the chance to power the iPhone. Intel's CEO said no. This is the story of the worst business decision in modern history—and how ARM conquered the world while the king of chips got left behind. Get ready for Snazzy Labs merch! - https://copland.supply Follow Snazzy Labs on Twitter - https://snazzy.fm/fT Follow me on Bluesky - https://snazzy.fm/UW Follow me on Threads - https://snazzy.fm/XV Follow me on Mastodon - https://snazzy.fm/NN Follow me on Instagram - https://snazzy.fm/fn Intel's rejection of Steve Jobs' iPhone chip proposal in 2005 became one of the worst business decisions in tech history. This video explores how Intel lost the smartphone market to ARM processors, despite owning the most powerful ARM chip designs through their XScale acquisition from DEC's StrongARM technology. While ARM architecture now dominates every iPhone, Android phone, and mobile device on the planet—from Qualcomm Snapdragon to Apple Silicon—Intel's failed x86 Atom strategy and mobile processor attempts left them completely out of the multi-trillion dollar smartphone revolution. We dive deep into the ARM vs Intel rivalry, explain why ARM chips are more power efficient than x86, and uncover the hubris behind Intel CEO Paul Otellini's decision to pass on the original iPhone, selling their ARM business to Marvell just as Apple, Samsung, and Qualcomm were about to change computing forever. 0:00 - ARM is in your pants 2:01 - It started in 1990 4:23 - Intel had a chance… 7:52 - Then Intel blew it 12:23 - Opening up the x86 Android Tablet 18:12 - Speed testing the Venue 8 20:40 - The Venue 8's “Gimmick” 25:10 - Opening up the x86 Android Phone 30:47 - Speed testing the Zenfone 2 33:53 - It runs TikTok?? 37:33 - So in conclusion