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To: combjelly who wrote (59492)	10/20/2001 10:30:28 PM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

Re: "I think this "single fab concern" is what is known as a "Red Herring". Like IBM dumping AMD was a Red Herring ? Like Gateway dumping AMD was a Red Herring ? Like England's Tiny Computers dumping AMD was a Red Herring ? Like AMD's HUGE Q3 loss was a Red Herring?

To: combjelly who wrote (59492)	10/20/2001 10:50:34 PM
From: Tony Viola	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 275872

The probability of a major earthquake in Saxony would be pretty low on the list. Sure, but as BMW points out, here are a lot of other things that can go wrong at a fab. How about the fact that the German labor force has been (successfully) lobbying for less hours and longer vacation for years. Last I heard, they worked 37.5 hours per week, had 6 weeks vacation a year and layoffs were illegal (or something close to impossible). Maybe that's why AMD lays off everyone they need to in the US and leaves Dresden untouched. Patriotic.