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To: Grandpa Joe who wrote (125381)	5/17/1999 9:27:00 AM
From: GRANOLA	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 176387

grandpa, re:"Personally, I don't think Michael would be interested unless he became the CEO and with Lou still kicking I doubt he would roll-over." you don't think MD would be interested in being, say, Sr VP directly reporting to Lou for 1-3 years...with the expectation of becoming CEO when he retires? i disagree. MD would get to play in a much bigger, more challenging sandbox than the one he has perfected so well at DELL... IF there is some deal cooking as rumored, you can bet MD is being promised a shot at the top job in the near future...i will check on exactly how old MR. LOU is...my guess is about 58-59...he'll cash out soon, imo. cheers, GR

To: Grandpa Joe who wrote (125381)	5/17/1999 9:28:00 AM
From: gizelle otero	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

GRANOLA - Get a Grip! When have you ever heard CNBC (The Brain and The Big Kahuna) give a source? Never! If you are breathing in O2 and breathing out CO2 you have heard these rumors all weekend long.

To: Grandpa Joe who wrote (125381)	5/17/1999 9:50:00 AM
From: ForeverDell	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

MD and Gerstner could share the title of co-CEO with MD running the PC side of things. MD would be heir apparent to take over as CEO after Gerstner decides he has had enough. I don't know, but seems that MD would not mind running BIG BLUE one day. Even if it meant that he was not running a company named after himself. MD has never struck me as selfish, but I would not be surprised if the deal kept the DELL name on PCS and servers, perhaps co-branded IBM/DELL. And to answer a previous post, "why would MD do this?" Well, how bout doubling your net worth and that of your shareholders. Seems tempting. Even if this never happens, it offers intriguing speculation. ForeverDell