The big business news last week was that Michael Dell is returning as CEO of Dell, but all I can keep thinking is "so what?". Why would anyone expect Michael Dell to be able to turn Dell around any more than Kevin Rollins (notice that his bio was quickly removed, so that link is to a capture)? Sure, Dell may very well be a better CEO, but here is my point: Dell has had continued inolvement in running Dell (the company). I can't imagine that Michael Dell has some new strategy that will turn the company around that he has been keeping a secret until he pushed Rollins aside. So, if Mr. Dell has strategy/vision for the Dell company , it is surely already on the table.

I'm not saying it will be bad for the company, I just don't see how it will matter either way.

Personally, I've never cared for Dell (the company) because they did not offer AMD processors for a long time. I believe competition is always best for the consumer, and Dell was limiting the consumer's choice. Of course, now we know why. I do my best to avoid doing business with anti-competitive companies.

Sidenote: I didn't realize that the infamous Donald Carty was Dell's CFO. I always wondered what happened to ousted CEO's. I think the fact that Dell hired Carty sends its own kind of signals about the company's leadership.

--Chris