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Dell's Results Show It's Still a Work in Progress

The 1 3 and 5-year return is all negative.
They missed expectations.

They're great computers
They're expensive.

Dell is very smart but market share has been diminsihg

Dell: Where's the Turnaround?

Well, you gotta understand Michael Dell grew his business in the post-97 tech bull market. He doesn't care THAT much whether he'll be in line, or how fast his stock apperciates...He's a smart fellow who knows he can keep the company going and knows that a customer base changes over time. At the same time, he does have to be conscious of his costs and does have to reclaim market share.

Jeez, if I'd been the CEO, I would be tired as heck of proving myself in the marketplace.

So, to make a long story short and reach my long await break, Dell is hoping that he'll go back up when tech goes back up. My conjecture is that he knows and understands that his CPU's are expensive but also knows that they're a quality product and even if his pricing causes his stock to drop the quality will win out in the end, like it's done for hundreds and thousands of big-name tech companies.
I just hope he doesn't have any stress issues.