"Intel's revenues for the quarter were $10.09 billion, a 15 percent jump from the $8.74 billion in sales rung up a year ago."
Intel 3Q beat, optimism boosts stock - Yahoo! News
I don't think they are to worried about it.
The guy could be under contract. It's not like we're going to be able to know all of the details. It's kinda pointless to speculate.
The great news is they are using Pligg. Woot!