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 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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We see this as a fantastic opportunity for us to attract some of the best and bright engineers for our software and hardware activities.
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We have decided to invest in India in a big way to continue our success story, thanks to the availability of the requisite talent here. The hardware unit is intended to first meet the domestic demand and target the export market subsequently.
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The open-source collaborative development model, I believe, is built to succeed in the Internet age, and it makes more sense than the proprietary model of some of our competitors,
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We just shipped in the fourth quarter over 10 million PCs.
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We will ensure a major recruitment push in engineering talents.
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Last year we dramatically extended the capabilities of the Dell direct business model through opportunities with the Internet, ... Our online customer mix moved from a predominantly consumer-oriented base to a far broader base including business and government customers.
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I was surprised to see IBM's level of competition, ... That's something we haven't seen from them in a long time.
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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,
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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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The third quarter is going great and there is no change in our outlook from what we said at the end of the second quarter,
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Our decision to make semiconductor systems and LCD (liquid crystal display) screens will depend on the kind of fabrication infrastructure available here. India is yet to catch up with China and Taiwan in this respect.
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Customers are voting with their dollars and their feet today,
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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.