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09/10 17:58 Dell <DELL.O> says Q3 "great" despite world's woes
DALLAS, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Dell Computer Corp <DELL.O> Chairman Michael
Dell said on Thursday his company was having a "great" third quarter in
spite of economic and financial turmoil around the world.
"The third quarter is going great and there is no change in our outlook
from what we said at the end of the second quarter," Dell told reporters
in Dallas, where he spoke at an economic forum.
He did not give further details, but said he did not expect economic
crisis in Asia and turmoil in the world's financial markets to drag down
his company's growth.
"It is true that some of these markets might be in a period of economic
contraction, but that doesn't mean Dell can't grow even in that period,"
he said.
Dell has consistently exceeded expectations for its growth and its
founder and chief executive said Thursday he expected the company to
continue to outpace the market and pick up market share from its
competitors.
He said the industry has shown annual percentage growth rates in the
mid-teens and that those rates should continue for at least the next
three to five years.
"I don't think the personal computer industry is impervious to economic
turmoil but I think companies and organizations are using computers as a
way of getting ahead and driving productivity so in some senses this is
not discretionary spending," he said.
Dell also said consumer demand was being fuelled by the increasing
popularity of the internet, a steady decline in the price of components
and new technological advances.
"When you get new features and functions, computing finds its way into
places it has never been before: small and mid-sized business, emerging
markets, countries that haven't had as much technology as they might
have in the future," he said. |
