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

Exclusive: Workday Picks Its Bankers for a Fall 2012 IPO

in News on May 10 at 11:04 am PT

Having started a search for bankers in December, Workday has settled on four who will take it through the IPO process, starting with an S-1 filing expected in mid-July.
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Dude, You’re Getting an F

28 years ago (May 3rd) with $1000, instead of studying for finals during my freshman year at the University of Texas, I started Dell.

– Michael Dell, via Twitter

Dell to Stop Selling Venue and Venue Pro, but New Mobile Devices in the Works

in News on March 29 at 8:14 am PT

Computer maker Dell has killed off the last of its current smartphone offerings in the U.S.
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Dell: PCs? Those Old Things? We’re All About the Enterprise Now!

in Enterprise on February 27 at 1:05 pm PT

Michael Dell says the company that bears his name and which used to rule the PC business just isn’t that into PCs anymore. Servers and storage arrays? That’s more like it.
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Downgrades Aplenty for Dell After Earnings Miss

in News on February 22 at 6:34 am PT

After a big miss at Dell, analysts pile on with downgrades.
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Dell Taps Former CA Head Swainson to Run Software Unit

in News on February 2 at 1:14 pm PT

Meanwhile, he turned down a nearly identical job offer from Hewlett-Packard.
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PCs Are Not Under Threat From Tablets or Smartphones

… think of these small mobile devices as creating the next wave of users who will want larger-screen devices.

– Dell CEO Michael Dell

Workday Is Looking for Bankers to Help It Go IPO in 2012

in News on December 23, 2011 at 4:22 am PT

The wait begins for one of the most anticipated IPOs of 2012.
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Dell Will Drop the Flashy Vegas Act for CES This Year

in News on November 30, 2011 at 1:15 pm PT

Dell is scaling back its presence at the annual trade show — drastically.
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Seven Questions for Seagate CEO Steve Luczo About the Effects of the Thailand Floods

in News on November 23, 2011 at 5:45 am PT

Flooding in Thailand has killed more than 600 people, devastated the Thai economy and caused one of the most significant supply chain disruptions to the computer industry in a generation.
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Deutsche Bank: Expect Soft Sales From Dell

in Enterprise, November 15, 2011 at 6:30 am PT

Michael Dell and the Harbingers of Doom

Dell Chipper About Tablet OS Options

in News, August 17, 2011 at 3:02 pm PT

Dell Shares Down 10 Percent After Earnings Report

in Enterprise, August 17, 2011 at 10:04 am PT

Dell Shares Crash After Hours on Revenue Miss

in News, August 16, 2011 at 1:36 pm PT

Seven Questions for Jeff Dyer, Co-Author of The Innovator’s DNA

in Enterprise, August 16, 2011 at 6:20 am PT

Oracle Delivers on Earnings and on Its Promise to Profitably Acquire Sun

in Enterprise, March 24, 2011 at 3:51 pm PT

Dell's Number Two In The PC Market Again, Thanks To The iPad

in Enterprise, March 10, 2011 at 5:20 pm PT

The Problem With Those Rumors of an AMD Buyout

in Enterprise, February 16, 2011 at 7:30 am PT

Michael Dell Thinks HP Paid "Way Too Much" for 3Par

in Enterprise, January 26, 2011 at 4:01 pm PT

Record Earnings for Dell

in News, November 18, 2010 at 1:17 pm PT

Dell’s Next iPad Challenger Due in a Few Weeks

in News, September 29, 2010 at 6:45 am PT

Dell Working on 7-Inch Android Tablet

in News, September 22, 2010 at 11:57 am PT

Michael Dell’s Jerry Yang Moment

in News, August 18, 2010 at 6:15 am PT

Dell Buys 3Par for $1.15 Billion

in News, August 16, 2010 at 4:17 am PT