Dell Reflects on 25 Years of PCs

An anonymous reader writes "Michael Dell, founder of the world's largest computer company, took a few minutes with CNet News.com to reflect on the past 25 years and offer a few personal notes. While Dell certainly has an impressive business history, he still thinks the best is yet to come. From the article: 'Michael Dell started off using PCs to create homework shortcuts, the way many young people at the time discovered the new devices. Few people, including Dell's parents, realized exactly how large the potential was for the personal computer. More than 20 years after he founded PC's Limited, he admits his parents never quite embraced his decision to leave the University of Texas at Austin to start the company that would eventually bear his name and record $56 billion in revenue during its last fiscal year.'"

Dude, you're getting a press release

[Anonymous Coward]

that no one cares about.

Have you hugged your inheritence today?

[Anonymous Coward]

"More than 20 years after he founded PC's Limited, he admits his parents never quite embraced his decision to leave the University of Texas at Austin to start the company that would eventually bear his name and record $56 billion in revenue during its last fiscal year.'"

Did they "embrace" the money?

If she's like MY mom...

[Bandman]

"...but think about what could have happened if you'd have stayed in school"

Re:hmmm, some generic info about CEO Dell's home P

[laffer1]

Even he knows the lowend dimensions and optiplex are crap.

IBM?

[mrxak]

Why does this slashdot story have the IBM logo?

looking back...

[dosle]

"Ah, we at Dell have sure come a long wa-- BOOM "

Re:hmmm, some generic info about CEO Dell's home P

[Rude Turnip]

My only response is this...we flew to the Moon and back using a computer with 32kb of RAM. Have you *at least* done that with your system?

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[pizza_milkshake]

Yes, but can Michael Dell's dual Xenon 32GB RAM workstation run Windows Vista?

Re:IBM?

[Anonymous Coward]

Wrong. IBM is taking business from Dell left & right. The logo is there to stick it to the Dell man.

Re:If she's like MY mom...

[kfg]

"...but think about what could have happened if you'd have stayed in school"

Paying off $100k in student loans with your tips from Denny's?

KFG

Dell vs. HP

[Sgt_Astro]

Depending on how you slice the pie Hewlett Packard is the largest PC company. When is that the case? Pretty much any other way you look at it.

Re:IBM?

[Himring]

Why does this slashdot story have the IBM logo?

I bet you read eula's too

and the future looks HOT

[mgabrys_sf]

Seriously they're on FIRE!

Re:hmmm, some generic info about CEO Dell's home P

[Anonymous Coward]

Problem is modern computers must produce less thrust than those old ones. My computer just humms, and really dosn't move anywhere, much less to the moon. Now some of those old IBM's I have taken apart, they have 4+ huge 120V fans that move a lot of air.. so I can only guess how much thrust those old pre IBM computers had.. obviously enough to go to the moon.

Re:Business Support

[zakezuke]

That's because you have the good warranty plan. The poor schmucks who get the "home use" Dells like the Dimension with the regular warranty are the ones who get sent to Apu and Pradeep. (No offense intended to Indians, but people who don't speak English shouldn't be doing tech support for Americans!)

While I appricate the fact that it's often easier to understand someone from your own region, America is a big enough place that regional dialects really get in the way of understanding. I would rather get tech support from India than for example Texas, Arkansas, or Mississippi. I remember calling about a software bug and I got told flat out that "may you be fishing 'fer craw-dads and got yer self a june buggie. Put on dem shoes and wack that mole". To this day I have no idea what that means. But I can say THANK GOD for Apu and Pradeep. Never has indian techsupport reccomended I put on shoes, wack moles, nor accuded me of fishing for craw-dads.

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[R3d M3rcury]

Yes. Yes I have. [google.com]