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Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook with Linux Coming This Fall
 
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Dell has announced that as part of its Project Sputnik to develop a notebook for Linux developers, the XPS 13 ultrabook will come with Linux this fall. There is no specific date given for the launch...

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"This could be him trying to get Michael Dell to sweeten the $24.4 billion deal. Perhaps he does want to own the entity because the numbers do work. But our expectation is that we get a revised deal at $14 or higher"


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Icahn reiterates commitment for Dell buy

Source: Reuters Mobile

Investor Carl Icahn speaks at the Wall Street Journal Deals ...
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Icahn Gives Dell Share Buyback Offer - Analyst Blog

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Update: 11

Icahn offers Dell buyback offer of $14 per share

Source: United Press International

Business magnate Carl Icahn ups the ante in the battle for Dell's re-privatization. Carl Icahn (L) and Michael Dell Published: June 19, 2013 at 2:01 PM By VERONICA LINARES, UPI.com The Dell Special Commit ...
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Update: 10

Is Dell Headed in the Right Direction?

Source: Wall Street Cheat Sheet

Carl Icahn came out swinging on Tuesday in the latest round of the fight for control of Dell (NASDAQ:DELL). The billionaire activist investor believes that the Dell board is significantly undervaluing th ...
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Update: 9

Dell rejects new proposal from Carl Icahn, supports founder

Source: Moneycontrol.com

A Dell special committee has rejected a new proposal from Carl Icahn, saying it will continue to support the proposal by founder Michael Dell and PE firm Silver Lake. Like this story, share it with millions of investors on M3 ...
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W2O appoints global tech head, hires Dell chief blogger

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Carl Icahn guns for Michael Dell with latest offer

Source: ITPro

Investor Carl Icahn has stepped up his efforts to pinch Dell from under the nose of its founder Michael Dell by tabling a $16 billion offer for the ailing vendor. The bitter battle for control of Dell between Icahn, who is backed by Sout ...
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Icahn's Zombie Offer for Dell Will Die

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Icahn Pushes New Dell Plan

Source: FIN Alternatives

With his proposed leveraged recapitalization of Dell Inc. on life-support, Carl Icahn is changing tack. The billionaire yesterday urged Dell shareholders to reject the $24.4 billion buyout offer from company founder ...
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Update: 3

Carl Icahn wants Dell to sell at $14 per share

Source: V3.co.uk

Carl Icahn has upped the stakes in his battle with Michael Dell over the Dell buyout, requesting that Dell offers to buy back shares at $14, along with purchasing around 72 million Dell shares from Southeastern Asset Managemen ...
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Dell committee says Icahn's new proposal is not 'actionable'

Source: NetworkWorld

A Dell special committee has rejected a new proposal from a key shareholder Carl C. Icahn, and said it will continue to support the proposal by founder Michael Dell and private-equity firm Silver Lake Partners to take the comp ...
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Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook with Linux Coming This Fall

Dell has announced that as part of its Project Sputnik to develop a notebook for Linux developers, the XPS 13 ultrabook will come with Linux this fall. There is no specific date given for the launch of the tablet and the price isn't mentioned. Dell says that it will be offered in various geographies.

The machine will specifically run Ubuntu 12.04LTS for the operating system. "Since we announced project Sputnik a little over two months ago, we have continued to be amazed by the amount and quality of interest and input we have received," said Barton George, project Sputnik lead and director Dell's web vertical marketing.

 

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