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To: All Mtn Ski who wrote (125071)	1/16/2001 5:53:11 PM
From: the dodger	Respond to of 186894

Actually, I think Intel has done a fairly bang-up job in their guidance -- its the covering analysts that blew it. In late August(?), Intel warned that saw weakness in coming months ahead. Analysts quickly cut their estimates from around 40 cents to 35 cents -- but Intel came in at 41 cents -- just as they had earlier predicted. But at that point, they also warned of weak revenue for the Q4 -- and that too, has now come to pass. Now they warn of a weak Q1 in 2001. If you check Quicken for past analysts' earnings estimates, you'll see that Intel has beat or met estimates for each of the past five quarters. So when they do err in their guidance, it is generally because they have been too cautious. quicken.com td