Dell’s been in a kind of funk. They lost the title of largest computer maker to HP last year, cut a bunch of jobs, talked a lot about restructuring. Whatever they’re doing seems to be working. They’re still in second place, but they’re making money at it; their first quarter numbers are in and they outperformed analysts’ expectations for profit and sales. The company\u2019s first-quarter revenue was $16.08 billion, up 9 percent from $14.72 billion in the year-earlier quarter. Net income was $784 million, or<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Dell’s been in a kind of funk. They lost the title of largest computer maker to HP last year, cut a bunch of jobs, talked a lot about restructuring. Whatever they’re doing seems to be working. They’re still in second place, but they’re making money at it; their first quarter numbers are in and they outperformed analysts’ expectations for profit and sales. The company\u2019s first-quarter revenue was $16.08 billion, up 9 percent from $14.72 billion in the year-earlier quarter. Net income was $784 million, or Continue reading