At some point Intel should just dump their own process nodes and go with TSMC. This is getting ridiculous.
I think them moving to outsourced foundries would be a huge move in the wrong direction for fab consolidation.
AMD is also an organization that has been operating with the 3rd party foundry model for 10+ years. How long would it take for Intel to undergo an org-chart/culture transition into a similar model? I have to believe this would be a fairly disruptive time for such a large organization.
Not saying Intel can't pull it off, but it seems like their strategy will have to exist on a >5 year timeline at this point.