Dell hasn't abandoned the quality that makes Dell, Dell: the ability to cram a whole lot of capability into a machine at what will ultimately be a nice price.
Instead, it's just the latest sign that Apple's real targets aren't Microsoft or Dell--they're Japanese consumer electronics wizards like Sharp and Sony.
While Mr. Dell hasn't said what he might do with a closely held Dell, analysts said Dell now has most of the pieces it needs to become a one-stop technology shop.
Blackstone Group has dropped out of the bidding and Mr. Icahn isn't likely to buy Dell.
"We don't know, " Dell said at a press conference in London on Tuesday.
The people who have worked with him expect some changes to the PC business, but don't anticipate Mr. Dell will stop making PCs altogether.
Sadly, we have no info on whether the Mini 5 will have other cellular radio options, but it wouldn't hurt to send Dell a petition regarding this matter.
ENGADGET: Dell Mini 5 / Streak prototype impressions Hands-on
Analysts aren't yet guessing what Dell's profit margins will be on the spanking new product, but no one is counting on the Mini to be a profit machine for Dell.
One unfortunate note on the LCD: we're not sure if Stantum didn't pick a high-quality part, had some trouble with the hand-built nature of this product, or is really impeding the LCD with its resistive overlay, but there was something cheap and pixelated to the display that we haven't noticed on standard Dell mini 10 LCDs.
ENGADGET: Stantum multitouch Slate PC prototype hands-on Hands-on
The business still requires huge amounts of research dollars, and Dell doesn't compete in that arena.
Dell hasn't had good news to share during its quarterly earnings reports in quite sometime.
While Dell isn't detailing its retail efforts, it's already clear who will get hurt first: Hewlett-Packard .
Dell isn't planning to sell HP-compatible printer cartridges--a huge profit center for Hewlett-Packard.
Compaq and Dell aren't the only PC makers to be hit by a recall because of faulty components this year.
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Its crisp, minimalist design, energy-efficient 13.3-inch screen, snazzy color and powerful processors created such demand that Dell couldn't keep up with orders.
Without meaningful downsides for corporate executives, it is difficult to imagine that we won't see another scenario like Dell in the future.
The pull back isn't necessarily bad news for Dell's core business, or its customers--if it allows the company to focus on other things.
These traders hope to get rich by shaving small slices off market maker spreads in o- t-c stocks like Dell, Intel and Microsoft.
Dell doesn't break out sales of Linux products but a spokesperson recently said that about 12% of its servers ship with Linux installed on them.
Moreover, Dell's disclosures, made earlier this month after a year-long accounting probe, made plain what investors had long expected: Dell isn't about to unravel, Enron-style.
While Dell isn't noted for its design prowess, it could give its machines instant curb appeal by competing on price, dinging the already thin margins at HP's Personal Systems Group.
So Dell isn't leaving the mobile space entirely, and it doesn't look like the Streak 7 is completely dead, though based on the above statement, it certainly seems to be on its way to pasture.
ENGADGET: Dell halts online sales of Streak 7 tablet, turns toward a new mobile future
At the same time, some say the Dell deal won't necessarily usher in a wave of big private-equity pursued buyouts.
Meanwhile, the drab designs that once appealed to business customers who were more concerned about price than good looks won't work in retail, where Dell has turned in an effort to bolster its consumer business.
Oh, and Dell still hasn't made good on its purchase of Zing and its plans to build an all encompassing media ecosystem to manage your audio and video files across PCs and mobile devices.
ENGADGET: WSJ: Dell "preparing a move into cellphones as early as next month"
But unlike Dell, Handtech doesn't wait for customers to find them.
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