Further, Dell eschewed the costly product development of competitors like Compaq in favor of using a limited number of component suppliers ( Microsoft, Intel, etc.) and focusing on assembly.

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Number four, the last key component of reform.

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The core number, which strips out the volatile food and energy component, rose 0.2%.

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There might however be a margin impact this quarter due to the high component costs at the start of any product cycle, exacerbated by the number of new products Apple has launched this holiday season.

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While the region remained the largest single component of the global IPO market in the quarter, as it has since 2009, the number of deals completed and the dollar amounts raised both declined.

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