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Dell CEO Tells All

zapatero writes "The San Francisco Chronicle has an enjoyable read with new Dell CEO Kevin Rollins. He has quite a critique of the HP acquisition of Compaq: 'They had a great, profitable printer business before. They still have a great, profitable printer business. ... Their profits are 70 to 80 percent from the printer business. So that's the area where the profit pool still lives. It's where it lived before. It's where it still is now. So I just ask, what's changed?'"

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  1. Sure didn't take him long to fuck up. by JPriest · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    He has been the CEO for all of a week and all ready he is opening his mouth about how HP sucks. Why not just make a good product and let people decide? We get enough mud slinging tactics in politics. It sure didn't take long to jump in the sand box and start being a mean kid. I sure hope this is not a sign of what is to come fome Dell now.

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  2. Re:Hear hear by john_smith_45678 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    You've clearly been brainwashed by far-left anti-capitalist socialist flakes like Mikey Moore, Zinn, Chomsky, etc.

    why single out corporations? Why not rail against LLC's, partnerships, and other business types?

    Furthermore, if you're against corporations so much, why don't you boycott them - starting with your computer, all it's components, access providers, etc. - all made/provided by CORPORATIONS or other business types.

    Or maybe when you finally get out of the liberal haven that is universities these days you'll think about starting a business and would prefer to protect your personal assets when one of your customers uses one of your products in a way it was never intended, harms themself, then decides to sue you for all you're worth.

  3. Re:Hear hear by john_smith_45678 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    In general I am against two things: corporations (too much potential for abuse in the name of protection from "frivolous" lawsuits) and pan-national business in general (because no business should rival elected government in power and reach). These are simple things really. I am not anti-capitalist at all, I am simply anti-highway-robberry-in-broad-daylight, which is what those accusing me here of being "brainwashed" seem to find desirable.

    Well, we out in the working world could care less if you're "against" corporations. Do you really think you'll change anything? If you get out of the isolated liberal sanctionary of the university where the majority of parent-subsidized students and teachers agree with this anti-capitalist nonsense, and go work for a business, perspective will change (unless of course you STAY in academe, or work for the Gov't).

    Corporations provide a wealth of jobs and products and services - more so than any other business types. Sole proprietorships are basically individuals. It's evident you don't know what you're talking about.

    As for businesses being bigger than governments, so what? You anti-corporate ninnies never realize that governments are the worst type of monopolies.