Michael Dell

By tsdelgado

  • Birth

    Birth
    Michael Dell was born February 23, 1965

  • First Electronic Device

    First Electronic Device
    At age 7 Michael purchased his first calculator

  • First Computer

    First Computer
    At age 15, Michael discovered computers at a local radio shack. There he purchased his first computer, an Apple ll, he disassembled it and learned how it worked.

  • First Business

    First Business
    Michael Dell creates his first business and names it "PC's Limited"

  • Young Michael

    Young Michael
    Michael becomes the youngest CEO of a company ranked in Fortune magazine

  • Internet Sales

    Internet Sales
    Michael Dell starts selling computers over the web and his company launches its first servers.

  • Dell Inc.

    Dell Inc.
    Dell Inc. reaches a world market share of 12.8%

  • Privatising Dell Inc.

    Privatising Dell Inc.
    Michael Dell with the help of Silver Lake Partners makes Dell Inc. Private, giving Michael a 75% share in the company

  • EMC Corporation

    EMC Corporation
    Dell Announced they would acquire the company EMC Corporation at a purchase cost of $67 Billion