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Dell CEO Continues Backing Google, Microsoft Tablet Software
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Dell Inc. Chief Executive Officer Michael Dell reaffirmed his backing for tablet software made by Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp., issuing remarks viewed by analysts as a swipe at rivals such as Hewlett-Packard Co.
Google’s Android mobile operating system will get a boost from the company’s $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc., Dell said during a conference call yesterday. He also said he’s been encouraged by the company’s early work on a tablet running Microsoft’s Windows 8 software.