Microsoft involvement in Dell privatization may not benefit the PC vendor, says Acer founde

Aaron Lee, Taipei; Joseph Tsai, DIGITIMES [Wednesday 6 February 2013]

Acer founder Stan Shih, commenting on reports about Microsoft's US$2 billion loan to Dell to assist the PC vendor's privatization, said that Microsoft's "professional advice" may instead block Dell's road to transformation.

Shin believes that Dell's privatization aims at a flexible transformation without needing to concern itself with media and market analysis, but Microsoft's involvement and its Windows-oriented advice may lead Dell to head into a dead end. However, the outcome will still depend on Dell's future strategy, Shih added.

Shih also noted that Acer will not walk the road of privatization as the two companies have completely different situations.

Stan Shih, Acer founder
Photo: Michael Lee, Digitimes, February 2013