Dell Inc.
's $24.4 billion deal to take itself private has prompted two of its biggest competitors to make completely different public statements.
While Hewlett-Packard Co. openly said Dell "has a very tough road ahead" and vowed to take customers away from the U.S. peer Lenovo Group Ltd. took a polite, diplomatic stance, saying that Dell's move won't distract the Chinese company from executing its own strategy.
The Dell buyout includes a $2 billion cash infusion from Microsoft Corp., which raises questions about whether the deal could affect the U.S. software giant’s relationship
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January 2013
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How do you solve a problem like Windows 8?
A major advertising and marketing campaign for a major software release—from the major computer software company in the world, no less—receives little more than a lackluster response from consumers and businesses. So while retailers should approach Windows 8 and its associated hardware with caution, they may still eke out some gains by offering systems that have been specifically designed for the new operating system.
Unlike some previously disastrous introductions, such as Windows Vista and Windows Millennium Edition, there are no glaring flaws in the latest version of Microsoft’s operating system. Users haven’t been plagued by hardware compatibility issues as they have in the past, or faced with major software upgrades to make programs work with the new OS. And cost hasn’t been an obstacle. Microsoft offers an upgrade version of the software for just $40.
