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To: Francis Chow who wrote (55687)	5/16/1998 10:19:00 AM
From: Kirk ©	Respond to of 186894

Also, if it's like most stock option plans, the shares are created out of thin air - not drawn from a pool. This is like printing money and dilutes the real value of existing shares. Sort of. I thought Intel got its options from buy-backs and shareholder approved actions. I heard that the "burn rate" for middle managers at Intel was over $200,000 these days. (options that have to be exercised before they expire) Sure helps explain why houses in Los Altos and other good areas - Saratoga- are busting through $1,000,000. BTW, I've been compiling my favorite Intel posts here: suite101.com regards Kirk Out