Interesting observations, Fairchij!
In my opinion, aside from any MS 5+7 news release, the really interesting stuff will come as of mid March. The MBE will be down for the next weeks anyway. By that time we'll have the Global Semiconductor Forum (12 – 14 March), followed by the new Pellegrino report, possibly a 100 nm prototype, and perhaps even a first PDA partner announcement. POET could try to orchestrate all this as a Big Bang, as Kryst50 suggests, and fly below the radar until then.
Oh yes, and if there's no news release on Monday, we still won't be all doomed. ;-)
Andrea ("Powered by POET")