Look
HERE for a blast from the past.
Published: October 6, 1997, 2:00 PM PDT
ORLANDO, Florida--When it comes to the state of Apple Computer, everyone has an opinion.
And at the Gartner Symposium and ITxpo97 here today, the CEO of competitor Dell Computer added his voice to the chorus when asked what could be done to fix the Mac maker. His solution was a drastic one.
"What would I do? I'd shut it down and give the money back to the shareholders," Michael Dell said before a crowd of several thousand IT executives.
What has happened since then? Well look
HERE to this 10 year chart. Apple's stock is up ~2700% in the last 10 years, Dell's stock is flat lined over 10 years.
Why, what happened? Well Dell just seems to keep posting
disapointing earnings. Today they reported and it's stock price is down 10% after hours.
I think Mr Dell should shut down shop and give the money back to the shareholders :roflmao: