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HIS OPINION is that the HP/Compaq merger was a failure?
That is how it appears from the direct quote. And if that is the case, his opinion simply and obviously flies in the face of reality. Everybody indeed has a right to their opinion, but when their opinion is ludicrous, they usually end up eating crow. For someone of Michael Dell's stature to make a rash statement like this is rather disturbing. If he is making business decisions on this 'opinion', I really wouldn't want to own stock in Dell right now. Clearly the recently merged HP/Compaq (#2 after Dell) pose an increased risk to Dell going forward as will the Lenovo combination, and Michael Dell is discounting that competitive threat based on his 'opinion'. Plenty of people build great companies and then destroy them based on a faultering business plan. Hopefully Michael Dell reconsiders his blanket statement on mergers. The rest of what he has to say is hard to fault.
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Hard to argue his points.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/07/04
I agree, and one of the BIGGEST victims ...  Judas I. | 12/07/04
I've had a number of lappies and the ThinkPad has been the best.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/07/04
Wasn't ThinkPad made by a Chinese company already? (NT)  Anton Philidor | 12/07/04
Yup, to IBM's specs though.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/07/04
Then it would be like a Dell . . .(NT)  Ken_z | 12/07/04
Made in China != Chinese Quality  dsnyder_z | 12/08/04
It may prove hard but far from impossible  bugmenotznet | 12/08/04
It may prove hard but far from impossible  bugmenotznet | 12/08/04
Plus...  rapson | 12/08/04
Of course Mr Dell would say this, DUH!  htotten | 12/07/04
Dell gains in China?  PC Morph | 12/07/04
Chinese Market  jblood | 12/08/04
We shall see.  systemcleaner | 12/08/04
Simple...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/07/04
Why hire Dell?  systemcleaner | 12/07/04
Does "name" win?  jblood | 12/08/04
Hey, wake up!  systemcleaner | 12/08/04
Poor Michael Dud  Jeff Spicoli | 12/07/04
Poor? Not Hardly.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/07/04
Poor in VISION my friend  Jeff Spicoli | 12/07/04
Dell-bashing ... what's new ...  lalogos | 12/08/04
Then tell Mike Dell to stop bashing IBM.  systemcleaner | 12/08/04
IBM Chinese...  jblood | 12/09/04
Enough VISION to build the #1 PC company in the world.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/08/04
Morally bankrupt is morally bankrupt  rapson | 12/08/04
Re: Morally bankrupt is morally bankrupt  dsnyder_z | 12/08/04
Sorry  rapson | 12/08/04
Rush to judgement ...  George Mitchell | 12/07/04
I thought he was ASKED his opinion.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/07/04
HIS OPINION is that the HP/Compaq merger was a failure?  George Mitchell | 12/07/04
I think it was  John L. Ries | 12/07/04
Agreed; still waiting on HP/Compaq  Anton Philidor | 12/07/04
Businesses are not in business to create employment opportunities  George Mitchell | 12/07/04
Both wrong  John L. Ries | 12/08/04
The Unix workstation business was trashed by Intel and Linux  George Mitchell | 12/07/04
Why emphasize Unix workstations?  Anton Philidor | 12/07/04
Because that was what John L. Ries comment was referring to ...  George Mitchell | 12/07/04
Correction George!  ShadeTree | 12/08/04
Failure of commercial UNIX  John L. Ries | 12/08/04
Any any case, HP's computer base was in Unix hardware  George Mitchell | 12/08/04
Ok, opinion and spin combined.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/07/04
The HP merger success only for Mike and Carly  Art Royce | 12/08/04
HP Failure  jblood | 12/08/04
Dell is no 1 world wide? Where did you get this?  systemcleaner | 12/08/04
Dell IS Number 1 worldwide.  jblood | 12/09/04
Product subsidies  BK2552 | 12/09/04
You are correct my friend...  htotten | 12/09/04
Michael Dell is scared.  systemcleaner | 12/07/04
Yep  rapson | 12/08/04
Why would Dell be scared?  jblood | 12/08/04
Now they have figured how to beat Dell. Yes, now.  systemcleaner | 12/08/04
Cost  jblood | 12/09/04
wrong  prong@... | 12/14/04
And how is that?  prong@... | 12/14/04
support communist china - buy an IBM pc  wessonjoe | 12/08/04
Buy American  jblood | 12/08/04
New Marketing Hook  Elodea | 12/08/04
jeez this is the 21st century, why fight against democracy when you can fix  hipparchus2000 | 12/08/04
Explain, please?  rapson | 12/08/04
"When was the last time you saw a successful acquisition or merger..."  mbhull@... | 12/08/04
IBM Servers??  dhammond@... | 12/09/04
Communist China  Scorpion_z | 12/08/04
commie computers  comiman | 12/08/04
Successful tech mergers  John L. Ries | 12/08/04
What a merger  dougpierson@... | 12/08/04
I didn't say it was a mega-merger  John L. Ries | 12/08/04
Merging bad, outsourcing okay?  keltek | 12/08/04
IBM to China!!??  chuckleonard@... | 12/08/04
IBM- Big RED!  jblood | 12/09/04
PC Brands  pebear | 12/08/04
Michael Dell:IBM/Lenovo Deal "see the future"  mluff | 12/08/04
IBM SALE  PFULLAGA | 12/08/04
Just a dig at the real competition  neumo64 | 12/08/04
IBM deal worst of all worlds  racintazz@... | 12/09/04
IBM Sells to Lenovo in China  activist | 12/09/04
china - the new enemy  texbc2000 | 12/09/04

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