In 1992, Intel made about $5.8 billion in revenue and $1 billion in net income. By 1998, the company did $28 billion in revenue and $6.95 billion in net income. That year, Intel was the third most profitable company on the Fortune 500. Only Exxon Mobil and General Electric did better. The 1990s made Intel the world's richest and most powerful semiconductor company. And that was the problem. In this video, Intel at the peak. The most powerful semiconductor company of all time. Where do you go from there?
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