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To: Daniel Schuh who wrote (18236)	3/27/1998 5:35:00 AM
From: Daniel Schuh	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24154

Grove not practicing what he preached news.com Dang, another off topic post, from another press boob whose views conveniently agree with mine. So, I'll recycle them, I'm not proud. Jai Singh, editor, news.com. Since we always read that Intel is an investor in Cnet, we can rest assured that Jai is mearly doing his job of selling advertising here. Quoted without comment. Enter the inflection point. Despite Grove's best-laid plans, he could not put the sub-$1,000 genie back in the bottle. Only now is the chip giant coming up with a product line--oddly named Celeron--to tackle this cheap PC beast. While it might seem unthinkable that missing this inflection point will be Intel's Achilles heel, it could logically be one reason that Grove decided to step aside. Carrying on probably would have meant reading assessments like this one from Forrester Research analyst Carl Howe: "Intel's late arrival with chips targeted at sub-$1,000 PCs and its attempt to migrate computer builders to its proprietary architectures echo IBM's failed attempt to move PC users to its patented Microchannel." Ouch! IBM, Microchannel, and Intel in the same breath--that certainly would be too much for even the most paranoid to handle. Cheers, Dan.

To: Daniel Schuh who wrote (18236)	3/27/1998 11:15:00 AM
From: Reginald Middleton	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24154

<That last is a cool $8 billion or so at current prices. But we all know any company that does a stock buyback is moronic, right Reggie? In the middle of a paradigm shift, no less. But at Microsoft a stock buyback isn't a stock buyback, and if employees really had all the options that the boobs in the press claim they could buy the company. The press boobs just don't understand options theory, they're all too busy selling advertising.> You should work in the press, you know just as much as some of the people you quote. A couple of quizzes for the smart-mouthed Schuh: 1.) What is the difference between the words authorized and purchased? 2.) Does Intel have a hefty option/equity meritorious compensation program which REQUIRES the purchase of stock for funding and the prevention of dilution? 3.) Is this the same as buying back stock in an explicit and direct attempt to boost shareholder value within the tornado? 4.) Do you get ALL of your education from the press? Your homework is due within 24 hours!