Intel lost the plot in 2005

CHIP FIRM Intel began this year as it meant to endian it, in a blizzard of confusing chip numbers that no-one could make sense of while it trod water and hoped AMD didn't gain too much market share against it. This was clearly just a hope. During 2005 AMD has made steady inroads against Intel on server CPUs, and will continue to do so in 2006. But the smaller Zilla ain't got liquid gold in its vaults, and as we near the year hinge, is being forced to float its flash memory unit, Spansion. Deja vu or deja vu again?