Since I do not follow INTC , I have looked at historical data of this company. hey typically grew infrom Q2 to Q3(always week) 0-5%, so INTC 3-5% growth is within historical range. Many analysts were surprised when INTC predicted 5-8% growth this year-the best growth in 5 years. So, I you see PC is healthy, as others PC related company stated. I am sure many potential buyers of new PC are waiting for new Windows version. Either you have new or two years old PC , you have the same "broadband" demand....... We have lots of cars on roads, but not enough roads.... ALA is recovering in Paris since the start. Euro is stronger , so as I write the price is 75.8/1.153 = 65.75 US $ The lowest was around 62.5 US I think ALA is well overdone, since was going down sharply in the recent days. BTW, micron technology few days ago indicated strong demand for D-RAM, what indicates the same Dell was saying: demand is picking up. Personally, the only PC makers O have is APPLE(since 1997), which is growing. Otherwise I stick to telecom and telecom related components chips, optical etc.
Zbyslaw |