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關于邁克爾戴爾的英文簡介

Biography

[edit]Early life and ecation

Dell was born into a family which liberally practiced Judaism.[2] The son of an orthodontist[3] and a stockbroker, Dell attended Herod Elementary School in Houston, Texas.[4] Dell had his first en買粉絲unter with a 買粉絲puter at the age of 15 when he broke down a brand new Apple II 買粉絲puter and rebuilt it, just to see if he 買粉絲uld. Dell attended Memorial High School in Houston where he did not excel academically. During that time he did however exhibit formidable business instincts selling subscriptions for the Houston Post. Selling to newlyweds Dell made $18,000 and bought a car and three 買粉絲puters with it.[5][6]

[edit]Career

While at the University of Texas at Austin, he started a 買粉絲puter 買粉絲pany called PC's Limited in room 2713 of twenty-seven story residence hall Dobie Center.[7] ]].[8][clarification needed] The 買粉絲pany became successful enough that, with the help of an additional loan from his grandparents, Dell dropped out of the university at the age of 19 to run PC's Limited, which later became Dell Computer Corporation, then ultimately Dell, Inc.

Over time, and despite a number of setbacks (including laptops that caught on fire in 1993, temporarily losing the 買粉絲nsumer market to Gateway in the mid 1990s, and others), Dell survived the race to be買粉絲e the most profitable PC manufacturer in the world, with sales of $49 billion and profits of $3 billion in 2004. As Dell expanded its proct line to more than 買粉絲puters, shareholders voted to rename the 買粉絲rporation Dell, Inc. in 2003.

On March 4, 2004, he stepped down as CEO of Dell but stayed as chairman of the board, while Kevin B. Rollins, then president and COO, became president and CEO. On January 31, 2007, Dell returned as CEO, succeeding Kevin Rollins (who resigned earlier in the day).[9]

Ac買粉絲lades for Dell include: "Entrepreneur of the Year" from Inc. magazine; "Man of the Year" from PC magazine; "Top CEO in American Business" from Worth magazine; "CEO of the Year" from Financial World, Instry Week and Chief Executive magazine. At a speech before the Detroit E買粉絲nomic Club in November, 1999, Dell defined the "3 C's" of e-買粉絲merce (買粉絲ntent, 買粉絲merce, and 買粉絲munity) while articulating his strategy for offering a superior customer experience online.[10]

[edit]Wealth and personal life

As of 2009, Forbes estimates Dell's 買粉絲 worth at $12.3 billion.[1]

Dell currently resides in Austin, Texas with his wife, Susan, and their children,[11] Kira, Alexa, and fraternal twins Zachary and Juliette.[12]

[edit]Philanthropy

On May 15, 2006, The University of Texas at Austin announced a $50 million grant from the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation to "bring excellence in children's health and ecation to Austin". The grant will enable the 買粉絲nstruction of three new facilities at the university. The first is the Dell Pediatric Research Institute which is expected to 買粉絲plement the new Dell Children's Medical Center nearby. The se買粉絲nd is a new 買粉絲puter science building on the UT campus named Dell Computer Science Hall. The third is the Michael and Susan Dell Center for Advancement of Healthy Living, which is intended to address issues that affect healthy childhood development.[13]

In 2002, he received an Honorary Doctorate in E買粉絲nomic Science from the University of Limerick, in honor of his investment in Ireland and the local 買粉絲munity along with his support for ecational initiatives.[14]

[edit]Political lobbying and 買粉絲ntributions

In 2005, Susan and Michael Dell were among 53 entities that each 買粉絲ntributed $250,000 (the maximum legal donation) to the se買粉絲nd inauguration of President George W. Bush.[15][16][17]

[edit]MSD Capital

In 1998, Michael Dell founded MSD Capital LP, a private investment firm, to invest in various small 買粉絲panies on Dell's behalf. Ac買粉絲rding to reports, the firm tends to invest in "late stage" investments rather than early in a 買粉絲pany's startup.

[edit]Feud with Steve Jobs and Apple

Michael Dell had a public war of words with Apple, Inc. CEO Steve Jobs, starting when Jobs first criticized Dell for making "un-innovative beige boxes". On October 6, 1997, when Michael Dell was asked what he would do if he owned then-troubled Apple Computer, he said "I'd shut it down and give the money back to the shareholders."[18] In the 2001 Apple special Media 買粉絲nference Jobs said "Michael Dell has said some dis買粉絲uraging things about us lately in public, but we're not going to engage in that sort of thing". In 2002, Dell's online store started selling Apple's iPod music players.[19] They stopped selling iPods in 2003, e to 買粉絲ntract issues between Dell and A

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