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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We see a healthy industry in the year ahead, ... Major demand drivers, including processor transitions and component cost reductions, remain solid, and consolidation is separating top companies such as Dell from the rest of the field.
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Current softness in industry demand and profit margins is not a secret, ... But in this environment, the differences between Dell and other major companies are compelling.
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We feel quite comfortable with that forecast, ... Some in our industry have become more aggressive in their predictions and I think if they are right, Dell would benefit from that as much as any company.
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Based on what customers are telling us, we expect sequential industry growth to follow historical trends, Y2K notwithstanding,
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Our second-quarter results and expectations for strong industry demand in the second half of the year keep us on track toward our goal of 30 percent full-year sales growth. There remains tremendous room for expansion in all product categories, customer groups and regional markets, and the fundamental advantages of our direct model are more compelling than ever.
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As we come to the end of the calendar year, industry conditions remain healthy, ... Processor and operating system transitions and component cost declines continue to position our industry for strong customer demand.
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The old industry approach was proprietary technology and vertical service solutions, ... Customers now universally reject these notions.
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Our investments in these companies will accelerate their development, and allow us to continue to lead the industry in computing and services for the Internet,
fourth million quarter shipped
We just shipped in the fourth quarter over 10 million PCs.
firing internet notebooks saw strength
We saw strength in our servers, notebooks and Internet sales, ... All the geographies were strong. I'd say we are firing on all cylinders.
gaining market relying
We're very much relying on gaining market share,
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These devices are not necessarily substitutes to the PC, but complementary. You can't find a Palm Pilot user who doesn't have a PC,
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and we are a leading seller of servers, storage systems and other technology products and services.
available few people prefer quite skills
There's actually quite a few people that are available to hire. They have the skills and we kind of prefer that way of growing,