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To: Process Boy who wrote (86976)	1/13/2000 7:11:00 PM
From: Charles R	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572537

Thread, <Q4 was 13 weeks, I believe. Q1 will have 14 weeks.> Looks like PB and I heard it differently. Would appreciate if someone can confirm. TIA, Chuck

To: Process Boy who wrote (86976)	1/13/2000 7:15:00 PM
From: ptanner	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572537

BP, re: INTC quarter length The question of the impact of a slightly longer quarter was asked during the end of the CC. The representative stated that it would likely have very limited impact on the bottom line since they would have a full week of expenses but a relatively light week of revenues as their customers are trying to manage (limit) their own expenses/inventories. Reminds me of a common criticism of American businesses that they are too focused on a 3-month performance period rather than looking out for the long-term. Of course, I have been/will be awaiting this quarters news from several companies so perhaps I am representative of the investor community that prompts this short time horizon. PB: I appreciate your participation on SI (even on the AMD thread) and consider INTC to be a good company that does look ahead. However, I believe that having a real competitor at the high end (Athlon) will help push new developments forward at Intel though I am sure the engineers are always interested in trying to push the limits. PT