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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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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What would I do? I'd shut it down and give the money back to the shareholders.
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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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We're number-one in the U.S. in the server market and now we're going after the world,
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What we are trying to do is appeal to customers with technological experience.
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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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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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If we get half the performance in the next couple of years, I'll be happy,
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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,
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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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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,