Paul, you are hired to do Intel PR. Wouldn't it be wonderful if Intel came out and said exactly that when Mr Todd was pointing the finger at Intel?
What you said below is just perfect.
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Why does everyone assume that Intel "fouled up" with Gateway?
If Gateway, for example, forecasted for, say, 75,000 450 MHz Pentium IIs/week in August, and Intel scheduled their factories for that number (remember, Intel's process time is about 9 to 11 weeks), and in early November Gateway UPS THEIR request to 125,000 450 MHz Pentium IIs/week , what can Intel do? Especially, when Dell, Compaq, HP, Sony, etc were most likely ALSO asking for increased delivery allotments ?
So, is Intel to blame in this case ?
Absolutely not. |
