The Boston Globe

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Dell founder in $24.4b deal to take company private

ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) — Slumping personal computer maker Dell is bowing out of the stock market in a $24.4 billion buyout that represents the largest deal of its kind since the Great Recession dried up the financing for such risky maneuvers.

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If they can pull it off, it's a great move.  I'm a long term repeat customer and Dell's biggest weakness isn't the overseas call centers it's the disconnect between thier hardware and Microsoft's sub-par support for an aging software platform.  I've also had several HP products and as far as I'm concerned, that company can't go away fast enough.