In support of your reluctance to expose yourself to the imaginings of management, I still remember AMAT CEO James Morgan going on TV in December of 1995, I think it was, and saying in essence, "they have to buy our equipment." And that's a respectable company!
I think you have to be enthusiastic about a company in order to lead it; it's part of the job description. <g>
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