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Re:Dell could emerge as a public company through a reverse m... by acct1771 on Monday January 29, 2018 @12:12PM (#16258842)
Of course you mean go public again.

...didn't Michael spend a lot of time and angst going public, for long-term success' sake?

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Re:Dell could emerge as a public company through a reverse m... by jonknee on Monday January 29, 2018 @01:31PM (#16259507)
He did, but the corporate tax cut was funded partially by giving less preferential treatment to debt (only being able to deduct 30% of the interest) and Dell was taken private with tons of debt. The takeover of EMC added tons more debt.
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Re:Dell could emerge as a public company through a reverse m... by Blackstone4 on Monday January 29, 2018 @12:57PM (#16259243)
True. Maybe Dell will keep majority control or do a Zuckerberg
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Re:Dell could emerge as a public company through a reverse m... by acct1771 on Wednesday January 31, 2018 @01:33AM (#16271957)
Meant "private" the latter time.
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