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Now That It's Private, Dell Targets High-End PCs, Tablets

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday September 23, 2014 @11:22AM from the dude-you're-gettin'-a-weird-looking-tablet dept.

jfruh writes: If Dell has a reputation in the PC market, it's as the company that got low-end PCs to customers cheaply. But after the great drama of founder Michael Dell taking the company private, the company is following a new path, adding higher-quality (and more expensive) products like the Venue 8 7000, the thinnest tablet on the market today, to its lineup. One analyst notes that "Because they are no longer reporting to Wall Street, they can be more competitive."

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Re: Mind boggling by Anonymous Coward · 2014-09-23 11:31 · Score: 5, Insightful

They can focus on long term rather than short term profits.
Re: Mind boggling by Anonymous Coward · 2014-09-23 11:32 · Score: 5, Insightful

Share holders want maximum short term profits. This often conflicts with the overall health of the company.