Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Despite doomsday filing, Dell is investing in PC and tablet business

Despite doomsday filing, Dell is investing in PC and tablet business

There's been some speculation that Dell will restructure to focus less on 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 and tablet market, and we can't argue with the hardware maker wanted to improve in its current arenas before branching out too far.

But Mr. Dell also mentioned Dell's enterprise business in the most recent filing, writing, "We've made so much progress in building out our enterprise capabilities.

"With leading offerings in servers, storage and networking, our Active Infrastructure is a converged solution that is second to none," he continued, indicating that hardware won't be Dell's only focus.

Common sense

Dell's memo also outlined numerous other plans to help improve Dell's fortunes moving forward.

Those include plans to invest in R&D, hire more more sales personnel, compete in emerging markets like Brazil, Russia, India, and China, and "simplify and enhance" the customer experience.

As Engadget pointed out today, that's just good business practice, or what we like to call common sense.

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