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> This is what happens when the MBAs and the bean counters take over.

This is a very tiring narrative. People keep complaining about Paul Ottelini missing the iPhone, but his performance at Intel was better than the next 3 CEOs, 2 of which were engineers with roots at Intel.



It is tiring. It is also the correct description of reality and horrifically pervasive, which is why it is tiring.


When Intel's decline can be clearly linked to engineer CEOs, it's not correct.




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