DELL'S DO-OVER

摘要

When a wave of mergers swept the tech industry in 2004, Michael S. Dell promised investors they wouldn't see his computer company anywhere near a negotiating table. "When was the last time you saw a successful acquisition or merger in the computer industry ?" he asked at the time. Five years later, it's a different story. Round Rock (Tex.) -based Dell is weeks away from closing its largest acquisition ever, a $3.9 billion deal for tech- services provider Perot Systems. The chief executive says more deals are likely, and this won't be the end of his changes in strategy. "Everything's on the table," he says.