Thursday, November 09, 2006

STRUCK BY THE ‘HURD’ MENTALITY!

AS HP TAKES THE NUMBER 1 SLOT, DELL MUST RE-ORGANISE AND FIGHT BACK
One is busy saving face after an embarrassing corporate spying scandal and the other is, most probably, having nightmares of burning laptop batteries nowadays. But neither the HP CEO, Mark Hurd, nor the Dell Chairman, Michael Dell, can let these impediments come in the way of their larger vision, that is, to be the undisputed leaders in the global computing industry. As per the latest figures from IDC with regard to global PC shipments for the quarter ending September 2006, HP emerged as the market leader (albeit by a slender margin) after gap of three years. PC shipments for HP increased by 15.1% while Dell recorded its worst ever performance, exhibiting a minuscule growth rate of 3.6%. “We gained share without sacrificing margins and continue to execute well against our long-term plan.

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Source:- IIPM-
Business and Economy, Initiative:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

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