Yeah, my guess is that Intel will be making a great show of this whole self-examination and then drag out a report that says: Offshore everything! Be Competitive!
The chief executive of Intel, Paul Otellini, pledged Thursday to begin cutting costs companywide within 90 days to cope with slowing personal- computer demand and stem a slide in the chip maker's market share.
"No stone will remain unturned or unlooked at," Otellini said during a meeting with analysts in New York. "You will see a leaner, more agile and more efficient Intel Corp."
Any time I hear a corporate drone go on and on with the "leaner, more agile ... efficient" spew, I have to figure they are getting ready to (1) move operations offshore, (2) hold up the local and state governments for significant tax "incentives" or (3) launch some mondo-mega lobbying efforts in DC for whatever freebies they can loot while the republicans are still controlling the purse-strings.
I hate it when I think I'm right...but you know, I did learn something when I got that worthless MBA.
