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
exclusive relationship
Sure. We do not have an exclusive relationship with Intel.
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I'm thrilled to be here. This operation will be the foundation of great success here.
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The idea was to sell computers directly to the end user, without the markup of the dealer ... have a lower level of inventory and a higher level of service,
calendar component conditions continue cost customer declines industry operating position remain strong system
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.
internet
The Internet is probably the most significant thing that has come along,
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I don't expect that the economy is going to come roaring back in one quarter. I think it's going to be a very gradual and gentle recovery. And the fact is, we don't have a way of predicting this with any certainty.
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Manufacturing jobs today require highly skilled workers who are familiar with computers and technology,
couple half next performance
If we get half the performance in the next couple of years, I'll be happy,
leader online
Dell is already a leader in online commerce,
businesses extremely
All our businesses are doing exceptionally well in an extremely challenging environment,
incentives played
for the people, the infrastructure and, of course, the incentives played a role.
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Currently we have about 9,000 people working from three centers and we intend to double the number by 2009.
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Our business is about technology, yes. But it's also about operations and customer relationships.
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The interesting thing is when we design and architect a server, we don't design it for Windows or Linux, we design it for both. We don't really care, as long as we're selling the one the customer wants.