Microsoft's Involvement in Dell Buyout Getting Tricky

[exfileme]

Microsoft has reached a "sticking point" in the leveraged buyout negotiations with Dell.

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[nebun]

dell is doomed....no matter how much money any company will invest

 

[jhansonxi]

I wonder how the other OEMs will react to a Dell deal. Rumor is they aren't happy with the Win8 sales so far:
http://winsupersite.com/windows-8/windows-8-sales-well-below-projections-plenty-blame-go-around

 

[twztechman]

i am thinking it's $2 billion from Microsoft!

 

[leandrodafontoura]

Its funny, Dell once said Apple should close their doors and quit business. It doesnt matter if you like or hate Apple, the company is still laughin

 

[Soda-88]

$2 million?

 

[Thunderfox]

Implying Dell doesn't already sell Windows on the vast majority of its machines.

 

[ceh4702]

I was just reading that mr Dell wants to invest a Million of his own money also so he can run it again.

 

[ethanolson]

Over at HP, we're heavily selling our Win7 or Win8 downgraded to Win7 at the factory with great success. If Microsoft pushes Win8 PC's like mad through Dell, then more business will flow our way.

Win7 = VHS
Win8 = BetaMax

 

[freggo]

[citation][nom]ethanolson[/nom]Over at HP, we're heavily selling our Win7 or Win8 downgraded to Win7 at the factory with great success. If Microsoft pushes Win8 PC's like mad through Dell, then more business will flow our way.Win7 = VHSWin8 = BetaMax[/citation]

Not sure where you are aiming with the video comparison but technically BetaMax was better than VHS; not sure if you can say that Win 8 is better than Win 7.

 

[agnickolov]

[citation][nom]freggo[/nom]Not sure where you are aiming with the video comparison but technically BetaMax was better than VHS; not sure if you can say that Win 8 is better than Win 7.[/citation]
Actually, yes - you can say that on the technical level. Windows 8 is more lightweight, easier on resources, more nimble. All of that amounts to nothing for consumers though due to the terrible UI choices...

 

[LORD_ORION]

Sooo.... walled garden like Apple is what they want.

 

[digiex]

Control-Alt-Dell

 

[darkavenger123]

[citation][nom]ethanolson[/nom]Over at HP, we're heavily selling our Win7 or Win8 downgraded to Win7 at the factory with great success. If Microsoft pushes Win8 PC's like mad through Dell, then more business will flow our way.Win7 = VHSWin8 = BetaMax[/citation]
Correction:

Win 7=Blu Ray
Win 8=HD-DVD

😛

 

[Murissokah]

So Dell wants to shift go private and shift focus away from PC sales... with an investment from Microsoft? And they didn't think that maybe, just maybe, they had their own agenda?

 

[p05esto]

Dell makes some of the very best web servers, their DRAC cards are amazing. In our datacenter 80% of all the servers are Dell. Have you tried the Dell Precision workstation? They are a beast and with the 17" IPS screens they are all we run here as well. I have no problems with Dell's high end offerings and their service has always been great in my experience (business customers).

 

[ubercake]

I guess it makes sense. If MS is paying the bills, shouldn't they have some say? It can't hurt at this point.

 

[susyque747]

Goodbye Dell

 

[Guest]

Dell hath sold his soul to the dark loard beezelballm, and will live in damnation in a sea of fire and bimodal confusion for eternity! And the mark of the beast 888 shall forever be embossed on his forehead!

 

[g00fysmiley]

[citation][nom]ethanolson[/nom]Over at HP, we're heavily selling our Win7 or Win8 downgraded to Win7 at the factory with great success. If Microsoft pushes Win8 PC's like mad through Dell, then more business will flow our way.Win7 = VHSWin8 = BetaMax[/citation]

but beta max was better than vhs... windows 8 really isn't