Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

[kpf]

Keith, and twimc: Patience

Yes. Could be it was the announced date for earnings reporting of Q4 results differing from usual pattern which caused recent negative sentiment of the street about AMD, as it probably nourishes fears of some crow to come on the table just before the strikes of exchanged ESOs will be fixed end of January.

Which I strongly hope wont come: If the board of directors and management indeed would elect to serve any crow in January I personally would consider this to be nothing short of just overtaxing shareholders. Somewhat understating communication while an exchange program is under way is - although stretching plagued "Chance of your lifetime"-Investors nerves - understandable to some extent. Any breaking negatives couple of days before fixing-date of strike-prices for new (exchanged) employee options to be granted would be definitely beyond any sane Investor-Relations-policy. It would conteract any management's efforts to transport the "New AMD" message to the street, as it would certainly be perceived as the continuation of the old cheeky "We're good at using other people's money" policy.

fwiw

K.