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To: Cheeky Kid who wrote (1232)	3/12/1999 1:14:00 PM
From: Green Receipt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1361

gotta run

To: Cheeky Kid who wrote (1232)	3/12/1999 1:49:00 PM
From: Jeffrey S. Mitchell	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1361

Let's look at that quote again, this time highlighting the relevant part: "We're not finding the embedded chip failures that we thought we had." Let's assume you are correct in inferring that this represents an industry trend, that experts everywhere are now saying embedded chip failures won't be as bad as originally thought. Does that make everyone who listened to and quoted these experts part of some big conspiracy to cause mass hysteria and perhaps even inflate the price of Y2K stocks? Only a loony would think that, IMO. Therefore, if indeed experts everywhere are really singing a different tune, you should be praising them for being forthright. It should then occur to you that perhaps the reason they were so widely quoted by people like CK Houston is because engineers are largely a reputable bunch, IMO. And let's not forget CK was meticulous when it came to quoting "experts". If the Y2K embedded chip problem is truly not as bad as first feared, that should be cause for celebration, not vilification. Let's also not forget that one expert does not a trend make and with 9+ months to go until 2000, there's still time for the experts to change their minds again, although, for all our sake, I hope not. - Jeff