Intel Corp (INTC)

[imho]

The important thing (re:Intel in charge of Itanium) is largely symbolic

Thanks for the insight. Does your view extend to management and marketing as well as engineering? My speculation is that external forces to the engineering team may have been pulling them in different directions. Sounds like I maybe grasping at straws in an effort to try and get a better understanding for some of the recent design decisions made on the product. In any case, I believe the product is making great strides and seems to be heading in the right direction.

IMHO