Despite all the moves that Michael Dell has made in his 14 months back as CEO of his namesake company, challenges remain. That was made clear Feb. 28, when the company reported its fiscal-fourth-quarter results, which showed a 6.5 percent drop in net income from the year-ago quarter, though revenue grew from $14.5 billion to $16 billion. Overall, the numbers were disappointing to Wall Street. That disappointment was further highlighted when compared with rival Hewlett-Packard, which a week earlier had reported fiscal-first-quarter earnings that beat analyst expectations, with net income at $2.13 billion. HP President and CEO Mark Hurd gave a positive outlook for the company in the next three months despite macroeconomic concerns.
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