Neowin News Feed for: Michael dell

Carl Icahn would like to merge HP and Dell; thinks PC industry is 'going downhill'

John Callaham — Sat, 11 May 2013 21:35:29 +0100

Billionaire Carl Icahn says he would like to merge the PC businesses of HP and Dell if his efforts to take over Dell is successful. He also claims that the PC industry is "going downhill." Read more...

Dell buyout talks advancing, loans being lined up

Andrew Stevenson — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 12:57:28 +0000

With talks of a Dell buyout breaking earlier this week, it looks like Silver Lakes, the private equity firm looking to complete the deal, has four major banks lined up to finance the deal. Read more...

Dell CEO: "The interest in Windows 8 is quite high"

John Callaham — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 22:10:00 +0000

Dell founder and CEO Michael Dell claimed today,"The interest in Windows 8 is quite high." as part of his address at the company's annual Dell World event in Austin, Texas. Read more...

Dell: Surface market share will be less than 2 percent

Nathan Tsui — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 05:04:15 +0100

During Tuesday's second-quarter earnings call, Michael Dell commented on the potential market performance of upcoming competitor product Microsoft Surface, saying sales will be "relatively small." Read more...

Michael Dell doesn't see smartphones as a threat to PC

John Callaham — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:06:19 +0000

Michael Dell, the founder and current CEO of PC maker Dell, said in a new interview that he doesn't see the rise of the smartphone or the tablet as a threat to the PC business. Read more...

Michael Dell Resumes CEO Position at Dell

Shane Pitman — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 03:03:05 +0000

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Recovering from the Sony notebook battery fiasco and facing federal investigations into it's accounting practices, Dell Inc. announced on Wednesday that Chairman Michael Dell will be resuming his role as CEO effective immediately, replacing Kevin... Read more...

Michael Dell Calls on IT to Further Economic, Societal Gains

Shane Pitman — Thu, 04 May 2006 18:48:03 +0100

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At a keynote address to the delegates of the World Congress on Information Technology, Dell Inc. founder and chairman Michael Dell urged participants from more than 80 nations to further their technological endeavors in the... Read more...

Michael Dell Interested in Licensing Mac OS

shawncruiksh — Fri, 17 Jun 2005 03:04:14 +0100

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Some interesting news from Fortune Magazine today, as they discussed the upcoming switch to Intel chipsets for Apple computers with Michael Dell – who, notably – said he'd be interested in licensing Apple's Mac OS.... Read more...

Dell's Michael Dell gives up CEO post

malebolgia — Fri, 05 Mar 2004 03:29:36 +0000

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Dell Inc. said Thursday that Michael Dell, the PC maker's founder, will relinquish the chief executive post in July but remain as company chairman. The company said Kevin Rollins, currently president and... Read more...

Interview with Michael Dell @ PCWorld

Mr magoo — Mon, 20 Jan 2003 20:52:16 +0000

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Vvv interesting. He apparently sees a linuxy future. "A full day of interviews at Dell Computer's headquarters here is more than enough to get a firm grip on what executives consider the key... Read more...