http://austinist.com/2009/01/28/dell_to_take_280_million_in_4q_char.php All comments for Dell to Take $280 Million in 4Q Charges [Economy Deathwatch] en-us 2009 austin_allen Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:40:23 -0600 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss allen@escapeest.com allen@escapeest.com 60 http://austinist.com/2009/01/28/dell_to_take_280_million_in_4q_char.php#comment-1574428 http://austinist.com/2009/01/28/dell_to_take_280_million_in_4q_char.php#comment-1574428 Comments Thu, 29 Jan 2009 02:52:34 -0600 <p>When I worked at Apple during the dark years of ~1997, Michael Dell was gloating over his company's success. An interviewer asked him what he would do to turn Apple Computer around. He said, "Liquidate the company and return the money to the shareholders."Well, bitch, maybe if you woulda spent some of those billions inventing stuff beyond just figuring out how to reduce production costs, you'd have some interesting crap for consumers to buy. Instead, you're getting out-Dell'ed by overseas cost-reducers. Seth</p>