Unfortunately, most HR departments don't understand that. To many HR recruiters, IT recruitment is a task of ticking off the checkboxes for knowledge, as opposed to screening for skills, character traits and personality.
If you want to work as a programmer in the finance industry, work for a finance software firm, as opposed to a bank. At least you'll be a first class citizen.
Never underestimate Intel when it has decided to focus on a market.
Intel has money, and its strength in semiconductor architecture engineering and process technology. Eventually, x86 will be ARM competitive. The real question is, will it be in time to catch Apple?
Purchasing decisions are made by managers, not the ones doing the actual work.
Hence Oracle fits the bill if your company can afford it: It's number one, expensive (which implies good quality), and everyone else uses it. Ergo, no one ever got fired for choosing Oracle, licensing costs be damned.