By contrast, Semel, a former movie mogul, has often seemed out of place in an industry of geeks-turned-CEOs like Apple's Steve Jobs, Dell's Michael Dell and Amazon.com 's Jeff Bezos.
But Michael S. Dell spent the last half of 2006 agonizing about the company he had built from a college dorm room operation into an entrepreneurial icon and a Wall Street phenom.
But Michael S. Dell (nasdaq: DELL - news - people ) spent the last half of 2006 agonizing about the company he had built from a college dorm room operation into an entrepreneurial icon and a Wall Street phenom.
Dell's third-quarter numbers, however, may be less important than Chief Executive Michael Dell 's remarks.
In Michael Dell's day, the customer pays for the computer and then Dell makes it.
Kassoy, 40, reaped his own fortune at Michael Dell's private investment group, MSD Capital.
Michael Dell's side business overran his dorm room at the University of Texas, but he stayed in Austin.
The layoffs are part of Michael Dell 's effort to resurrect the ailing company that bears his name.
One leading financial columnist characterized Michael Dell's SEC fine as a significant deterrent.
And the SEC says Dell consistently misrepresented how it has generated consistent growth numbers resulting in illusory stock values that made possible Michael Dell's astronomical stock option gains.
By contrast, Semel, a former movie mogul, has often seemed out of place in an industry of geeks-turned-CEOs like Apple's (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people ) Steve Jobs, Dell's (nasdaq: DELL - news - people ) Michael Dell and Amazon.com 's (nasdaq: AMZN - news - people ) Jeff Bezos.
Everyone from Steve Jobs (Apple), Bill Gates (Microsoft) and Michael Dell (Dell) in the industry's first generation to Larry Page and Sergey Brin (Google) in the current one has so far complied.
ECONOMIST: Michael Dell returns to the helm of the company he founded
Blackstone said it is open to keeping Michael Dell as chief executive of Dell under the private-equity firm's plan to gain control of the computer maker.
Since founder Michael Dell took back the job of chief executive Jan. 31, Dell's shares have risen roughly 12%.
's management, including eponymous founder Michael Dell, to attempt a company turnaround away from the glare and financial pressures of Wall Street.
However, the firm's founder and chief executive, Michael Dell, told analysts he expected a pick-up in demand when Microsoft released its new system software later in the year.
Now, here comes Michael Dell, vowing to turn his company's low-cost, process-based manufacturing model directly onto both the printing and managed-services businesses.
Michael Dell has said he will buy back the world's number three PC-maker that he founded and that carries his name.
BBC: Dell computers to be bought back by founder Michael Dell
Of course, Michael Dell never entirely left his company and shares the blame for what's gone awry as much as for any triumphs to come.
Michael Dell told the press that over the next three years, his firm's subcontinent staff will be expanded to 20, 000.
British entertainment kingpin Richard Branson, Canadian banker Peter Aceto and U.S. CEOs Jeff Joerres, Shannon Russo, Mark Cuban, Michael Dell and Drew Houston.
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