AP Interview: Ex-Intel head pushes electric cars

June 29, 2008 By KEN THOMAS , Associated Press Writer

(AP) -- Former Intel Corp. Chairman Andy Grove has a knack for sensing when circumstances should force changes at a company or an industry - and how to respond.

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lengould100 - Jul 08, 2008
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[QUOTE] "the corporations are sitting, wishing this whole friggin' thing to go away. Which is exactly what the computer companies' attitude was to personal computers" [/QUOTE]

Bears repeating, again and again and again....
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