Too bad there's not an easy way to spin up a Public Benefit Corporation or co-op to step in and take over Intel with opposite effect of a VC buyout. It's just very difficult to pull off. Honestly, I would suspect Elon to bid on it. He has the money and he loves the power and influence, even if it's not a directly profitable endeavor. Imagine him owning all the biggest american industries - space, cars, chips, social media. That is a little disturbing, but honestly, what alternatives for a buyout are there these days besides VC or oligarch? We're in a weird timeline.