At the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, Michael Dell, CEO of Dell Computer, talks about the state of the PC industry, competition with HP, Apple’s near bankruptcy in 1997, and the first time he met Steve Jobs.
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Larry Dignan, Andrew Nusca and Rachel KingMichael Dell on his infamous 1997 Apple comment (video)
Summary: Michael Dell, CEO of Dell Computer, talks about the state of the PC industry, competition with HP, Apple’s near bankruptcy in 1997, and the first time he met Steve Jobs.
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Complete cop-out of an answer by Dell. Dishonest as can be.
How ironic, somebody talking about jobs on a pro Apple site and yet none of the bloggers can watch the video on their iDevices because it is a Flash Video! Awesome Job ZDNET!
Still time has a way of turning enemies into respected friends.
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