<--OT-->You want to see arrogance????
Hi Paul:
Intel arrogant you say, I beg to differ.If you want to see arrogance look no farther than that Jerry dude over at AMD, him and his chauffeured driven Rolls Royce [not now,shareholders saw to it that he got off of this gravy train] while the stock-holderds were losing their 'you know what',while Andy Grove was sitting in the cubby-hole with the troops,I don't think that is arrogance.
'Intel Inside' I think was one of most successful marketing campaigns that came along the pike in a long time. Sure, they decided not to enter the low end of the market in the beginning and that shouldn't be considered as arrogance, perhaps it was a calculated risk they took on account of low profit margins,a marketing strategy which later found out to be not a wise one thereby quickly changing the decision and entering the segment with Celeron.I don't know why this has anything to do with arrogance,a flawed strategy at worst.Isn't that what a successful company is supposed to do,I mean take calculated risks and admit when they are wrong and then take steps to correct it ? Another example would along this line would be the 'New Coke'.<g>
If Intel's initial decision not to enter the market is equated with arrogance then, to be fair, should we not also accuse Dell of arrogance for not entering the sub-zero segment while others have embraced it??????
I abhor that guy Kurlack also not because of his negative opinions on Intel but his insistence on coming out every three weeks (or so it appears) and repeating himself with what intentions I don't know but it certainly looks suspicious and might be easily construed as intentional market manipulation for personal gain.He knows he carries some clout and can move the market and uses it not sparingly but frequently and that to me is arrogance,perhaps a good business strategy for ML and him personally but still arrogance.
So here are two examples of pure and unadulterated ARROGANCE in my opinion,I of course realize that I could be wrong.
1.My man Jerry
2.My man Kurlack
Intel,naaaaaaah not compared to these two.
Anyway that is my story and 'am sticking to it until someone convince me otherwise. |
