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To: Paul Engel who wrote (72238)	1/27/1999 4:00:00 AM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Intel Investors - Here is a REAL DOOM & GLOOM Scenario for Intel - by Jesse Berst Here's the best line: "- The company has been late to enter the soon-to-be important embedded chip market" Intel nearly invented this market in 1976 with their 8048 ! This Yo-Yo has also never heard of StrongArm ! Paul {=================================} January 26, 1999 08:20 Intel Seems Very Vulnerable, Observer Says (INTC) - Report Jump to first matched term (NewsTraders.com)-- There are signs that Intel Corp. (INTC), the "star of the PC era," is very vulnerable, says ZDNet's Editorial Director Jesse Berst. Recent Stumbles: - Consumer and privacy groups yesterday protested the company's plan to put IDs on its chips and recommended that consumers boycott Intel products. The company backed down and said it would offer free software to disable the identification function, but the consumer backlash and damage to its image had already been felt. - Intel's market share is shrinking: the company had 75.7% of the microprocessor market in the fourth quarter, much lower than the 87.1% in the year-ago period. {No Mention that Intel had 92% of the PROFITS ) - The company has been late to enter the soon-to-be important embedded chip market. - Intel's relationship with key business partners -- Microsoft (MSFT), IBM (IBM), Hewlett Packard (HWP) and Compaq (CPQ) -- is eroding. - Company is headed to court in March to fight antitrust allegations. - Berst concludes that the chip giant will correct many of its current problems and "rebound part way." Copyright 1998 NewsTraders Inc. All Rights Reserved Tuesday, January 26, 1999