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To: D.J.Smyth who wrote (166699)	8/31/2001 10:31:53 AM
From: John Koligman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176388

Thanks D.J. You gonna buy/trade Dell again (swing trade) if it dips into the teens? Last time, it was a very nice move if you bought at 18 and held for awhile. Could have dumped it near 30 for a nice percentage gain. Regards, John

To: D.J.Smyth who wrote (166699)	8/31/2001 10:52:40 AM
From: edamo	Respond to of 176388

Darrell....wasn't Vanderslice hired from IBM, to facilitate the Dell takeover of IBM? Or at least that was the talk on the thread at the time! Good luck... Ed A.

To: D.J.Smyth who wrote (166699)	8/31/2001 1:18:50 PM
From: TigerPaw	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 176388

Vanderslice brought many ideas with him from IBM. Most of these required a bigger beauracracy than Dell had and did not work. Dell's strength had always been it's ability to cope with crisis during continual change and not an ability to plan through meetings until the opportunity was over. Vanderslice liked to push processes until they could not work, then fix the weakest link and push again. The trouble is that by the time he was through with the pushing, the landscape had changed and his new improved process bought at a cost of much stress was obsolete. Then he'd do it again on another process. That's what Vanderslice brought (along with quick and efficient layoff methods). He will not be missed by many. TP