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Key Group of Dell Shareholders Plan To Resist $24.4 Billion Buyout

Posted 02/10/2013 at 8:00pm | by Justin Kerr

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A group of key shareholders stand a fighting chance of derailing Michael Dell’s ambitions to take the company he founded private.

The possibility of a privately held Dell has sparked our imagination, and also left us scratching our heads. As one of the leading PC OEM’s of our generation Dell has had a profound impact on personal computing, however, they also have a long history of failure that shouldn’t be forgotten. The big question facing Dell shareholders today is what the company’s long term prospects are, and if a $24.4 billion buyout offer by Michael Dell and his consortium is in their best interest.

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Tough Pill: Sony Swallows $115 Million Net Loss

Posted 02/07/2013 at 9:31am | by Paul Lilly

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Slumping TV and game sales led Sony to post a third quarter loss.

Sony reported its financial earnings (PDF) for its third fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2012, noting that it generated revenue of $22.4 billion, up 6.9 year-over-year. Unfortunately for Sony, it added up to a net loss of $115 million, though there's actually a couple of reasons why the company shouldn't be too disappointed. For one, that's compared to a $1.7 billion loss a year prior. And secondly, Sony ended up with an operating profit of $534 million for the quarter, putting the company in the black for its fiscal year.

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How Does Microsoft Fit Into Dell's $24.4 Billion Buyout?

Posted 02/05/2013 at 1:18pm | by Paul Lilly

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Microsoft's $2 billion loan helped Michael Dell and partners purchase Dell for $24.4 billion.

First things first -- if you haven't heard by now, Dell is going private. Michael Dell, with the help of private equity firm Silver Lake and a significant loan from Microsoft, have agreed to pay Dell's public shareholders $13.65 a share, valuing the transaction at $24.4 billion. Now Mr. Dell is free to run the company without having to answer to shareholders, and while it will likely be years before we know if this was in the best interest of Dell, there's an interesting side story involving Microsoft that deserves attention.

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Lenovo Proves Sky Isn't Falling by Shipping Record Number of PCs

Posted 01/30/2013 at 12:02pm | by Paul Lilly

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Slumping PC sales didn't stop Lenovo from shipping 14.1 million computers last quarter.

Have you heard the one about the post-PC era? Of course you have, probably a thousand times by now because of all the attention being paid to tablets and smartphones, and the uncertainty surrounding Microsoft's touch-friendly Windows 8 platform. But don't believe anyone who tells you the sky is falling -- including Apple CEO Tim Cook, who justified the launch of a $799 128GB iPad by saying people would rather play on his tablet "than their old "PCs" -- because Lenovo is proving there's still a significant market for computers.

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Dell Founder May Pony Up $1 Billion to Buy PC Maker

Posted 01/30/2013 at 11:10am | by Paul Lilly

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Michael Dell reportedly wants to assume majority control of Dell.

Dell co-founder and chief executive officer Michael Dell may contribute equity financing of $500 million to $1 billion to increase his ownership in the company above 50 percent, giving him majority control, Bloomberg reports. Mr. Dell currently owns a 15.7 percent stake worth in the neighborhood of $3.6 billion. Other partners include private equity firm Silver Lake and Microsoft, each of which would contribute $1 billion to $2 billion.

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Microsoft Boasts Record Revenue Following Windows 8 Sales Push

Posted 01/25/2013 at 1:05pm | by Paul Lilly

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Over 60 million Windows 8 licenses have been sold to date, according to Microsoft.

Microsoft this week announced record quarterly revenue of $21.45 billion for the three-month period ended December 31, 2012. Redmond's Windows Division posted revenue of $5.88 billion, up 24 percent from one year prior, though on a pro forma basis that number slides to 11 percent after factoring in net deferral of revenue for the Windows Upgrade Offer and the recognition of the previously deferred revenue from Windows 8 pre-sales.

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Falling Stock: Apple No Longer Most Valuable Company

Posted 01/25/2013 at 11:10am | by Paul Lilly

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Apple's share price continues to fall after posting a record quarter.

An apple falling from a tree branch is a good demonstration of gravity, but what does freefalling Apple stock prove? That's currently up for debate. After surging to over $700 a share prior to the iPhone 5 launch, Apple's share price has steadily declined right up until Apple announced its best quarter ever on Wednesday, at which point it went into a nosedive. What can Apple do to turn things around?

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Belkin Plucks Linksys Brand From Cisco

Posted 01/25/2013 at 10:14am | by Paul Lilly

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Cisco found a way out of the consumer networking market, thanks to Belkin.

Call it an end of an era, if you wish, but Cisco is hightailing it out of the consumer space after selling off its Home Networking Business Unit to Belkin for an undisclosed sum of money. The deal includes the familiar Linksys brand, which Cisco acquired back in 2003. At the time, Linksys had 305 employees and revenues of more than $500 million. All of its products were branded Linksys by Cisco following the transaction, though Cisco has reportedly been looking to get out of the consumer space for some time now.

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AMD's Revenue Tumbled 32 Percent in Fourth Quarter, Time to Face "Business Realities"

Posted 01/23/2013 at 1:25pm | by Paul Lilly

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AMD's total revenue for 2012 came to $5.42 billion, down 17 percent year-over-year.

Maybe no other company than Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is more happy to leave 2012 behind. By the numbers, it was a forgettable year for AMD, which raked in $5.42 billion in revenue for the entire year, or $47.88 billion less than Intel did. That's not a fair comparison, though there's no sugarcoating the declining numbers AMD posted. The Sunnyvale chip maker made $1.16 billion during the fourth quarter of 2012, a decrease of 9 percent compared to the previous quarter, and down 32 percent year-over-year.

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Intel's Bottom Line Hurt by Slumping PC Market

Posted 01/18/2013 at 10:24am | by Paul Lilly

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The Santa Clara chip maker's profit slid 27 percent compared to one year ago.

So the sky might not be falling, but Intel's fourth quarter profit sure did. Intel reported net income of $2.5 billion for the fourth quarter of 2012, down 27 percent from $3.4 billion in Q4 2011. As one might expect, the world's largest chip maker was hurt by a slowdown in PC sales as the market shifts towards mobile devices like tablets, smartphones, and hybrid laptops. Nevertheless, Intel said it wasn't surprised by its Q4 performance.

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A group of key shareholders stand a fighting chance of derailing Michael Dell’s ambitions to take the company he founded private.

Slumping TV and game sales led Sony to post a third quarter loss.

Microsoft's $2 billion loan helped Michael Dell and partners purchase Dell for $24.4 billion.

Slumping PC sales didn't stop Lenovo from shipping 14.1 million computers last quarter.

Michael Dell reportedly wants to assume majority control of Dell.

Over 60 million Windows 8 licenses have been sold to date, according to Microsoft.

Apple's share price continues to fall after posting a record quarter.

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AMD's total revenue for 2012 came to $5.42 billion, down 17 percent year-over-year.

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