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To: John Hull who wrote (144903)	10/8/2001 6:14:19 PM
From: deibutfeif	Respond to of 186894

Thanks, John. Great interview. Hell of a lot more rational that the ranting we keep hearing from O'Sanders. ~dbf

To: John Hull who wrote (144903)	10/8/2001 6:59:33 PM
From: wanna_bmw	Respond to of 186894

John, I second what deibutfeif said. I like this quote in particular. "Let's be serious: A lot of people's jobs are to second-guess.... Most of those folks who are second-guessing have never managed a company. I wouldn't trade what we've done over the past two years for their second guesses." AMEN, Mr. Barrett. The only group of people that best know how Intel's new businesses have or will benefit them, are those in charge of making those new businesses. It's nice to see Barrett attacking the screwed up perceptions of the industry, rather than the screwed up perceptions of a certain other two-bit CEO. wanna_bmw

To: John Hull who wrote (144903)	10/8/2001 7:07:40 PM
From: Harry Landsiedel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

John Hull. Re: "Vintage Craig Barrett" Thanx for posting the Barrett interview I made the mistake of buying the rag. The overall cover story was a hatchet job IMHO. You posted the best part. My favorite line was: It's tough to find a 21-year-old who says: "I've got enough processing power." Frankly, it's a question I get a lot from middle-aged reporters. The Fortune article (Intel unleashes its inner Attila) was much less biased IMHO. HL

To: John Hull who wrote (144903)	10/8/2001 8:54:34 PM
From: Mary Cluney	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 186894

John, The Business Week cover story is a hatchet job. Not that I am paranoid, but I believe Barrett has made some enemies of sharks at Intel and they smell blood. The story could have been written by Dan, Pete, and the participants of the Moderated AMD thread and does not show any real understanding of the industry. The story comes out when the World's economy is tanking without parallel. How could Barrett be blamed for any of that? They go on and accuse him of screw ups. But this is Intel in the year 2000 - Intel is a lot bigger today and the world is lot more complex than it was 20 years ago. I know Noyce, Moore and Grove were great men in their own time - just like Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, and Walter Johnson were geat baseball players in their time - but today's players are a lot bigger, stronger, and more talented. So it's not like comparing apples to apples. Craig Barrett is probably a lot more disciplined than Grove. I don't think Grove can manage in this environment any better. I'm not saying that Barrett is really at the same level as Noyce, Moore, or Grove - only time will be able to determine that. But, one thing is for sure. Intel has made it's bet with Barrett and they better support it 100%. This no time to change leadership and allow someone new to come in, learn the business, decimate some parts of the business, develop a new vision, bring in his own Lieutenants and ask for 3 or 4 years time to make the new vision succeed. Times are tough and they could get much worse - but Intel's best bet is to stick with Craig Barrett - and support him to the limit. The Business Week Story smells terribly bad. Mary