Michael Dell, chairman and chief executive officer of Dell Inc., seen in this Oct. 4, 2011 photo, founded his namesake company at the age of 19 in 1984 in his University of Texas dorm room with $1,000. Photographer: Tony Avelar/Bloomberg
Michael Dell, chairman and chief executive officer of Dell Inc., seen in this Oct. 4, 2011 photo, founded his namesake company at the age of 19 in 1984 in his University of Texas dorm room with $1,000. Photographer: Tony Avelar/Bloomberg
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