What Happened To Dell?
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Published 2019-05-23
Dell's first IPO happened in 1988 when “Dell Computer Corp.” went public at $8.50 a share with a market capitalization of $85 million. In 1992, Michael Dell became the youngest Fortune 500 CEO at 27. By 2001, Dell had overtaken Compaq as the world’s largest PC maker.
But by 2013, demand for PCs stalled as tablets and smartphones became more popular. Later that year, Michael Dell took the company private. In 2015, Dell purchased data storage company EMC, a deal that still stands as the largest technology acquisition of all time. In 2018, Dell returned to the public markets as Dell Technologies.
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What Happened To Dell?
All Comments (21)
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"What the hell happened to CNBC".
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My uncle started working as a security guard in a Dell factory and he was intrigued and because obsessed with the computers. He then started learning about computing in his spare time and ended up getting promoted to the assembly line in the same factory. He then climbed the promotion ladders and ended up getting a mega promotion to a job in Texas. It really shows how you can start off small and follow your dreams.
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“Michael Dell never became a doctor.” Now UT Austin medical school named after him (Dell medical school)
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dell is that one kid in the back that runs everything but nobody talks about
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watching this from my Dell laptop. Dell is alive and well and sponsoring my education through their Dell young leaders program
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Ahhh Dell, giving me nostalgia of my public school days.
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That Michael Dell is a genius. Glad to see they are alive and thriving.
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I work for Dell, and I've gotta admit that I am in a very good company, their Servers and Storage Appliances are absolutely incredible!
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While apple sells a $999 dollar monitor stand
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How many companies are you competing with? Dell : "Yes"
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talks about Dell today shows desktop computers from the early 2000s 🤦🏼♂️
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I have worked with Dell servers in a data center, the best design I have ever seen. They deserve the success
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I have a DELL and I like that it has 7 places to hold thumb drives
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"What happened to Dell?". 🤷🏾♂️. What do you mean? Dell is fine lol
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As long as Michael Dell is there ... he will keep the company flowing in right direction. He is a visionary and know how to handle his company
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Michael Dell is a pretty cool and positive guy tbh
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I've owned 3 laptops during my lifetime, first dell... worked flawlessly, got outdated. Then switched to HP, got a good deal on it, that was a piece of junk, got a lot of problems with it, sold it in a year and got a dell again, been happy with it for 3 years now. Not a thing is broken. Very solid laptop.
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My first laptop was a DELL and I still use a Dell for college cause of its reliability. In hospitals where I work, most of the computers I see are Dell computers
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And the story doesn't stop here - 2022 and Dell has this Career Restart Program - that has given me a second chance to get back into a Tech Career! With such diverse thinking and culture - I am sure Dell is attracting the best out there to come work for them. Thank You Dell!
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Used to work as a Dell Tech support, proudest time of my life.
