Nevertheless, 2012 has been an eventful year for Intel as the company made significant progress in alternate markets with new product launches and design wins.

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We have made great progress in the past year and a half, working on issues of mutual concern from a New START treaty to working together on things like in the United Nations dealing with North Korea and Iran.

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Nevertheless, 2012 has been an eventful year for the company as it made significant progress in alternate markets, with new product launches and design wins.

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