Thanks for posting that article and link, Mohan. I have several close friends that are long on dell based on suggestions from Uncle Frank. I sent them the following email after reading your post:
Miserable gloomy day, and a matching stock market. It took the steam out of all of the tech stocks, including my #1 holding, Dell. As you know, Dell's earnings report will be issued on Tuesday, 2/16, and they are in the SEC mandated quiet period right now, and are not allowed to make any comments that might influence the stock's price. BUT, Michael Dell was the keynote speaker at the Goldman Sachs tech industry analyst's conference which opened today, and let a very telling comment "slip". I just came across this article, which confirms my positive feelings about Dell's upcoming report:
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Dell Computer Corp. (Nasdaq: DELL), Sun and SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) were among those perceived as gaining momentum in the year ahead. At the Goldman Sachs Technology conference in New York, Dell CEO Michael Dell said the company was on a tear attracting enterprise customers from established players.
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You can read the entire article at zdii.com
I still have the utmost faith in Michael Dell and his team, and am backing up those feelings with 5,400 shares of dell (a total of stock held and options which have strike prices that are lower that today's price). I'd encourage you to not let market manipulators like Ralph Acompara of Prudential Securities frighten you out of participating in a unique opportunity with Dell.
Frank |