This is not really the case. Most Intel servers run linux, Intel has nearly complete control over linux in a practical sense. They can put developers in it and update the OS and unless its a very user hostile feature it will go into the mainline kernel and be everywhere. The same goes for compiler and so on.
Intel could easily open up their boot and make the store there much better.
The don't quite have the vertical control of Apple, but to say they are fundamentally hindered by their legacy is quite questionable.
Unlikely. There is more Linux devices running as Android on ARM than any other processors. You I can run Termux on ARM Android with complete set of of GNU tools.
Also ARM is supported natively by Debian and Ubuntu [1].
Once devs will sort out their new shiny ARM Macs whoes (Docker, other tooling) I smell there may be ARM server market rising soon.
Amazon already offers EC2 A1 (ARM64) instances available, and I'm sure Nvidia's purchase of ARM is going to bear fruit in the data center.
AMD's Epyc chips are pretty awesome though too so I don't think x64 is on it's death bed.. but it should be an interesting couple of years watching this space heat up.
Intel could easily open up their boot and make the store there much better.
The don't quite have the vertical control of Apple, but to say they are fundamentally hindered by their legacy is quite questionable.
The fucked up improving their manufacturing.