So yesterday Dell went private and Microsoft loaned them $2 billion to help get the deal done. Now MS technically doesn't own a part of Dell so they can't pull any strings, but I wonder if this situation would lead to MS influencing Dell to make more WP handsets. The Venue Pro was a good device and we could use some more good hardware to ensure that there is plenty of choice.
Dell focuses mainly on PCs so my guess is that MS would probably be more interested in the PC and tablet side of things.
BTW one thing that really annoyed me when I read articles about the deal was how a lot of writers kept implying that PCs were going to die off and this was just another indicator of that. They keep using the silly term 'post-PC era' even though there is nothing to suggest that PCs are going to go anywhere. Sure people are using more tablets but people can own many types of devices.
Dell focuses mainly on PCs so my guess is that MS would probably be more interested in the PC and tablet side of things.
BTW one thing that really annoyed me when I read articles about the deal was how a lot of writers kept implying that PCs were going to die off and this was just another indicator of that. They keep using the silly term 'post-PC era' even though there is nothing to suggest that PCs are going to go anywhere. Sure people are using more tablets but people can own many types of devices.