Dell Logo  Dell's SEC report describes challenges for PC makers
That list identifies factors contributing not only to
Dell's present and future performance, but paints a picture of
the uncertain world ahead for all PC makers.  Dell's pitch  In
its filing, Dell makes it sound like it would do present
stockholders a favor by buying out their stock and taking the
company off the stock market. By scooping up all Dell common
shares in the market, it noted, stockholders will "no longer be
exposed to the various risks and uncertainties related to
continued ownership of Common Stock."  Among those uncertainties
are decreasing revenues from Dell's bread and butter
products—desktop and laptop PCs. The company acknowledges it has
no no idea when or if this trend will end.  michael dellIDGNS
Michael Dell, founder and CEO  Factors cited by Dell as
contributing to present revenue declines include "uncertain
adoption" of Windows 8, slowdowns of Windows 7 upgrades in the
enterprise, longer PC replacement cycles, and, of c