Joe, if we are good little boys and girls, thank heaven, Morris IntelYAY may honor us with one of his stories. I am hoping for the one about Duct Tape!
The problem isn't management killing off these stupid flavor of the month fringe product categories with no discernible real market.
The problem is management *starting* these stupid flavor of the month fringe product categories with no discernible real market in the first place!
IMO it is systematic of a company dominating a couple of large and lucrative but mature markets with no more leverage-able markets to expand into yet under pressure to grow revenue. The problem is this idiotic management is not only throwing money at fads but neglecting R&D and new product development for its core businesses. I am glad I no longer have skin in this game. BK loves diversity so much I guess he'd be thrilled I diversified entirely out of INTC. :-P