Intel CEO Bob Swan to step down, VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger to replace him
<i>"Notable absent from that list is he fired Pat Gelsinger.
Please just bring him back as CEO."</i>  - [1] 2012 on HN, when Paul Otellini Retired.<p><i>"The only one who may have a slim chance to completely transform Intel is Pat Gelsinger, if Andy Grove saved Intel last time, it will be his apprentice to save Intel again. Unfortunately given what Intel has done to Pat during his last tenure, I am not sure if he is willing to pick up the job, especially the board's Chairman is Bryant, not sure how well they go together. But we know Pat still loves Intel, and I know a lot of us miss Pat."</i> [2] - June, 2018<p><i>"This is the same as Intel pushing out Pat Gelsinger. The product people get pushed out by sales and marketing. Which are increasingly running the show at Apple."</i> [3] 30 Days ago.<p>And numerous other reference since 2009. Many more around various other forums and twitter. I am getting quite emotional right now. I cant believe this is really happening. ( I am wiring this with tears in my eyes! ) I guess Andy Bryant retired makes the decision a little easier. And Pat has always loved Intel. I guess he is pissed those muppets drove it to the ground.<p>This is 12 years! 12 years to prove a point! Consider 4 - 5 years of work in lead-time since he left in 2009. That is 2014. Guess what happen after 2014?<p>May be it is too little too late? Or May be this will be another Andy Grove "Only the paranoid survive" moment?<p>The King is Back at Intel, despite being a fan of Dr Lisa Su, I am little worry about AMD.<p>[1] <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4804875" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4804875</a><p>[2] <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17391707" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17391707</a><p>[3] <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25435150" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25435150</a>