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Message| (1,242)    I'm not as excited about Intel's (INTC)
prospects as some would like for me to be. This, however,
doesn't mean I've given up on this company. But I would like
Intel much better if management were able to figure out ways to
accelerate the company's push into mobile while (at the same
time) shedding the company's PC dependency.  Has Intel made
considerable progress? Sure. But I don't believe that rivals
such as Qualcomm (QCOM) and Broadcom (BRCM) are feeling
threatened, either. The pace hasn't been all that great. And the
company's lack of leverage has hurt. But investors can still
profit from Intel's recent improvements. To that end, first
quarter report was encouraging.  The miss that really wasn't
Intel reported net income of $2 billion, or 40 cents per share,
compared with net income of $2.7 billion, or 53 cents per share,
for the same period a year ago. Revenue also fell 2%, arriving
at $12.6 billion. Not surprisingly, re