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Posting has been light. Okay, non-existent. This is because post-holiday January has shaped up to be a busy time at work. There was the Consumer Electronics Show, and although I didn't have to go it sucks up so much media oxygen and takes so many bodies out of regular coverage that it leaves a lot of work for those left behind in the bureaux.
Then there was this year's MacWorld, where Steve Jobs sprinkled his magic fairy dust and produced the long-awaited iPhone.
This week, quarterly earnings are in full swing. Intel, the biggest company I cover, kicked things off on Tuesday by reporting, as expected, a 40 percent drop in net profit. Here's my follow-up story from today explaining why Intel investors probably aren't going to ever see 60-percent gross margins any time soon, perhaps ever.
And I am finding time to squeeze in some fun stuff. I spoke today with an interesting video game executive for a column I'm working on for next week. Check out his take on why Microsoft's Xbox 360 is winning the console wars.
