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Intel Revenue Dives $1bn On Hard Disk Shortage

Posted by samzenpus on from the disks-must-flow dept.

nk497 writes "The hard disk shortage caused by the flooding in Thailand will cost Intel $1 billion in lost revenue, the company said. It had initially predicted revenue of $14.7bn this quarter, but that will now be $13.7bn, it said. 'Sales of personal computers are expected to be up sequentially in the fourth quarter,' Intel said. 'However, the worldwide PC supply chain is reducing inventories and microprocessor purchases as a result of hard disk drive supply shortages.'"

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  1. Revenue? by mfwitten · · Score: 1, Troll

    Is Intel still making a profit? Is Intel at least breaking even?

    Ideally, if a company is breaking even, then who cares what its revenue is.

    Profit beyond that which is necessary to cover risk (unfortunate troubles) is theft; it represents an imbalance of energy/value/worth in an exchange (one party to the exchange is taking advantage of the other party).