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Dell: Numbers Are Disappointing But Don't Overreact
Posted February 22, 2012
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By Cameron Kaine
It seems as technology continues to evolve, evaluating the long term prospects of a company such as Dell (DELL) and its ability to remain relevant throughout all the changes, gets progressively more challenging, if not impossible. Because as much as I want to rule out Dell's long term sustainability, but then I turn to a company such as IBM (IBM) and realize that one should never underestimate a company's will and drive to re-invent itself when faced with considerable odds. But then again, I appreciate that during IBM's makeover, it did have to deal head-on with a behemoth such as Apple (AAPL) - a company that has (by itself) taken down an entire PC market. It's a bit of an exaggeration, I know - but one that I'm willing to stand by.
This is a reality that even Dell itself appreciates and to that end the company have been actively investigating ways to run its business more effectively. By taking a page out of a book from rival Cisco (CSCO), Dell has been working extremely hard over the past several quarters to trim the unprofitable parts of its business. But on Tuesday, upon the release of its Q4 fiscal 2012 earnings report, the company showed that all of its hard work is part of a process and it's not yet where it wants to be. READ FULL ARTICLE HERE
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