Fanboyism....You think? 

Intel just posted over $1.4 billion in profit for Q108, and the author of this article spends his time pointing out that their earnings fell relative to Q107 profits. Personally, given the turmoil in the global economy during Q108, $1.4 bil in profits sounds pretty damn good for a company that isnt producing oil, or selling french nuclear "reactor" components to Iran.

Well, all I can say is that I would love to see how this guy will spin when AMD posts it projected losses for Q108 come thursday

Intel consistently reports the standard fare in their press release, no funny business with 'operating margin' within 4 mill of break even.

If you take time to read the fine print... many companies detail the effects of non-recurring charges that factor into the net. For Q1 2008, Intel took restructuring and impairment charges lowering Q1 08 by 4 cents, while in Q1 07 EPS was aided by tax benefits of 5 cents.

I.e. Q1 2007 was up 5 cents on onetime occurences, and Q1 2008 was down 4 cents on ontime occurences.

Excluding these nominal charges, Intels EPS was actually outstanding compared to Q1 07, and not nearly as negative as some headlines want to make it out to be....

We are seeing some fanboyism in the financial circles (and the Inq) as it would appear.