Of course Intel would say this - even if it wasn't on track.
They don't want people jumping ship, so have to at least set the expectation that things are progressing.
They don't want people jumping ship, so have to at least set the expectation that things are progressing.
It's one thing to have been wrong (even carelessly) about 10nm (more than once). It's another to say that a company officer would intentionally lie (to a group of professional investors no less)
If that wasn't lying, I don't know what is.
You will have to look back at every single statement in their pubic and investor meeting to judge wether they were intentionally lying about 10nm. To me, they were.
let's don't forget that its ex-CEO sold all his shares before the Meltdown and Spectre went public, yet he managed to walk away free of any charges on such obvious wrongdoings.
He's innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. CEOs have to plan ahead of time to sell their shares, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SEC_Rule_10b5-1