| Michael Dell thinks Windows is the next best thing that | | | | of getting the latest processor technology couple with |
| has happened to PCs and denounces to rise of | | | | Windows and Office 2010. This he said would be the |
| Notebooks. | | | | best recipe to woo all erstwhile, loyal PC lovers back. |
| At a Churchill Club sponsored dinner in Silicon Valley, | | | | The CEO also predicted on the status of Windows |
| the Dell founder and CEO, Michael Dell made a bold | | | | operating systems and added that with large |
| statement at a flurry of questions directed at the rise | | | | computer bases still running Windows XP, the launch |
| of net books. The suave businessman was not in a | | | | of Windows 7 and with inputs from Intel chips would |
| particular mood to embrace the rise of net books and | | | | lead to a "a very powerful refresh cycle." |
| added that the size of the screens in net books is a | | | | At the dinner, he was also asked a question on what |
| big deterrence to customers. He noted that a good | | | | his biggest mistake as an executive had been. He |
| amount of customers were not impressed with | | | | promptly answered that it was his folly to stick to the |
| smaller-screens and lower-performance parts in net | | | | success strategy of his company by cashing in on the |
| books. Certainly, this remarks come as a bit of a | | | | benefits of its direct sales models and not digressing |
| surprise since Dell promotes and sells a line of net | | | | his business prospects to other areas. However, he |
| books in its official website. | | | | added that his company was in a transitional phase |
| However, he sang a different tune for Windows 7 and | | | | and it is bent on capitalizing on other various aspects |
| was more enthusiastic towards this new operating | | | | like windows 7 requirement, hardware, IT services and |
| system from Microsoft. He quipped on the prospects | | | | solutions. |