As stated previously, not being one to accept what corporations have to say as gospel, I wonder whether the news item that appeared in the New York Times this morning re: IBM chip production, specifically at their East Fishkill, NY., facility, and the lay-offs, could be the real reason behind the "beating the bushes" by the hired agency despite claims that 100,000 orders have already been received. Probably could also account for the ten weeks back-order delays too. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/19/business/19CHIP.html?th