Conversations with the most influential figures in media and technology.
May 27-29, 2008
Carlsbad, California
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Michael Dell 
Chairman and CEO
Dell
One of the giants of the PC industry, Michael Dell founded his namesake company in 1984 with $1,000 and the brilliant idea of selling a complicated product directly to customers, both businesses and consumers. In 1992, Mr. Dell became the youngest CEO ever to earn a ranking on the Fortune 500, and Dell eventually became the world's largest seller of personal computers. But, after stepping down as CEO a few years ago, Mr. Dell was forced to resume the role in 2007 after changing market conditions caused the company to falter. Average consumers, never Dell's core audience, became more important, as did retail sales. And Dell has been scrambling to compete with the likes of Apple, HP and Sony in areas like design and technical innovation, which have become more important.
Posts With Michael Dell
Amid Buyout Battle, Dell Doubles Down on Turnaround Plans
A few questions, none answered, about buyout plans.
Dell Earnings Miss Targets, Sales Beat Expectations
A big miss on the bottom line.
Dell Set to Report a Big Earnings Miss Today
A tough day ahead.
Carl Icahn and Southeastern Management Unveil the Dell Board They’d Like to See
Six names each from Icahn and Southeastern.
Dell’s Special Committee Asks Carl Icahn to Get Specific on Buyout Plans
Also expected today: Icahn’s proposed slate of Dell directors.
Carl Icahn Wants to Fire Michael Dell (Video)
A lively TV lunch hour with a corporate raider.
Dell Claims Server Share Gains, Calls HP Losses “Staggering”
Punch, counterpunch.
Accel Partners’ Jim Breyer Won’t Return to Dell’s Board
His third resignation from a high-profile board in recent days.
Voices
PC Slide Doomed a Blackstone-Dell Tie
It really was that bad. That was the conclusion Blackstone Group LP reached about Dell Inc. after it set a small army off to decide whether the private-equity firm should bid for the computer maker.Voices
Blackstone Ends Pursuit of Dell
Blackstone Group has ended its pursuit of Dell Inc., less than a month after the private-equity firm said it would try to top a leveraged buyout by the computer maker’s founder and a rival investment firm.