Months of public bickering, secretive negotiations and 11 hours behind the deal, Dell's control over the cover-up, the company steadily declining sales prospects facing the combatants are fighting for.
CEO Michael Dell and torches activist investor Carl Icahn battle between some customers have begun to spook.
This is the last thing a company's prospects for the global personal computer, you need to keep black flame. IDC estimates that in the second quarter, Dell's PC shipments fell 4.2%, compared to the same period last year.
Q. If Dell, even in some of the long-term customers have begun in Florida Dell reseller SL powers, sales and marketing vice president Michael said, Gavaghen. Sales take longer, and close, he said.
Said: "We think their hands, gently but said a few weeks procurement decisions, Gavaghen. However, he stressed, the customer is" not in any way to escape. "
In the past month surrounding noise picked up a $ 25 billion takeover bid proposed by Michael Dell (Michael Dell) and Silver Lake Partners. Icahn threatened to launch a campaign to replace the CEO and his board, and sued the company in Delaware, trying to force an earlier shareholder vote.
Michael Dell made his proposal, twice tried to win over a major investor. Has been scheduled for September shareholder vote was postponed three times.
Morale within the company is stable, for now, some of the staff said that although they added, you can quickly change if Icahn has his way, re-shuffling management.
, Senior engineer and owner of John Pucillo Dunphy Miracle Network Solutions, Dell dealers, headquartered in Massachusetts, Mead said he supported the private and Michael Dell of Dell's leadership more comfortable, because it remains unclear Iraq Hom's long-term game.
"I've seen Michael Dell's e-mail:" I have not seen anything from Icahn, Dunphy Pucillo said.
, 8.9% of the company is its second largest shareholder, Icahn has rarely say what kind of future he envisions for the company, but it has broad prospects, based on its large customer base PC, and it should remain part of the public.
Pucillo Dunphy said customers are not overly concerned about the drama. "In most cases, they have this kind of mentality (Dell) too big to fail."
The company declined to comment on the matter. Michael Dell e-mail to employees last Thursday warned troops to stay focused. He then last Friday to provide a similar guarantee.
"I know this is not an easy time. Competition has been active during this period of uncertainty, but we are determined to prove why Dell is the best solution provider to meet your needs, because we have been , "the CEO said.
Watch and wait
Compressed into the first China's Lenovo worldwide PC shipments in the second quarter, and its 16.7% market share in the past now need HP 16.4%, IDC estimates. Dell 12.2%, No. 3.
In addition to personal computers, analysts said, rival HP has surpassed Dell in the critical areas of the industry, including network and storage. HP is also making strides into the enterprise computing, striking attention moon just launched its micro-server, intended to save power and cost of the enterprise.
Dell spokesman David Frink said: "No individual details, (which is) safe to say that the road map is a robust, adding that the company will soon organize a series of worldwide customer conference to showcase new products and services.
Analysts estimate for Dell's long-term effects of combat operations far. They carefully watch the situation, the company's quarterly earnings release before August 20.
"This will be a high-risk and painful process," said Morningstar analyst 卡尔兰菲尔, pending the results of "making customers skeptical."
Wall Street's average forecast is $ 417 million quarterly profit, about half of the $ 875 recorded a year ago. Revenue is expected to decline 2%, up to $ 14.2 billion.
Dell's fate is still closely tied to PC sales, despite $ 1.3 billion in acquisitions since 2008, expanded to everything from software to the network. PC sales in the past three years has shrunk, still half of the revenue generated.
Global PC sales are expected to decline 7% this year, 4.5% next year, according to CLSA (CLSA) analyst. Dell's annual revenue shrank to 2016, according to the Boston Consulting Group, the company hired by the Board of Review Dell offer.
ISI Group analyst Brian Marshall (Brian Marshall), "said:" Investors should take Michael Dell Silver Lake bid and run for the hills. He said the company may eventually underperforming his earnings forecast of 26 cents per share on revenue of $ 14.3 billion.
The CEO, respond against his buyout, raised his price a dime per month to $ 13.75, up 13 cents per share special dividend. Before the offer announced in February, the share price hovering around $ 10.
About 16% of the shares, the company in 1984, he started at the University of Michael Dell, who has, to overhaul the shareholders without interference. His options, including adhering to a path years ago, the company transformed into a service, such as storage and computing businesses and government agencies, IBM's mold.
However, even if he won Icahn, some analysts think it may be too late, as it has been locked in a large enterprise market tied by IBM and Hewlett-Packard Co.
"HP and IBM to do so, saying:" In the past 7-10 years, the managing director Steven Nathasingh, the research and consulting firm VAXA company "Dell has just started."



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