Michael Dell
Michael Dell
Michael Saul Dellis an American business magnate, investor, philanthropist, and author. He is the founder and CEO of Dell Inc., one of the world’s leading sellers of personal computers. He was ranked the 41st richest person in the world on 2012 Forbes list of billionaires, with a net worth of US$22.4 billion as of December 2014...
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth23 February 1965
CityHouston, TX
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Our strong results continue to differentiate us from our competitors, several of which are attempting to imitate aspects of Dell's unique direct business model. We believe that our customers around the world recognize the Dell difference and increasingly appreciate the benefits, stability and strength of our direct model,
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Our supply chain stayed functional with little disruption, ... By Monday, Sept. 17, cargo planes were in the air with parts and completed systems to fill backlog orders. We prioritized orders for groups affected by the attacks and agencies providing relief. We provided systems and technical assistance to get them running as quickly as possible.
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Our unique direct business model has allowed us to take advantage of rapidly declining component costs and pass along savings to our customers.
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Our business continued to grow profitably in all customer segments and regions around the world,
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It also means their job is constantly changing because technology is changing and this is a customer-driven industry. So our employees need to be flexible and driven. They are going to always be in training.
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People have been predicting the demise of the PC for years and have been wrong for years,
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Sure. We do not have an exclusive relationship with Intel.
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There are still opportunities to grow in desktop and mobile computing, ... To say we are going straight into the television market is a bit of an exaggeration. Computing is the core of our business.
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We believe the same thing that happened in PCs and notebooks will happen in the server market.
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We believe there is a strong commitment at the highest levels of government, now we need to make it happen.
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We're winning new customers at a rapid rate and successfully managing our operating expenses, ... Those strengths in the midst of a trying period give us great confidence for the long term.
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You know in today's business world if you get behind in your e-mail you fall out of touch very quickly,
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We are now the largest direct company within the worldwide home and small-business market, and are significantly more profitable in that space than our nearest direct competitor. Our U.S. consumer shipments grew more than 100 percent in the quarter, and about one-half of those sales were generated online, through www.dell.com .
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we are well on our way to our goal of 50 percent online - and actually think that after 50 percent it's going to keep going to 70 percent.