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Broken fingers

22 January 2013 By Robert Cyran

The software giant may put up $3 bln to fund a leveraged buyout of Dell. The PC maker is cheap and Microsoft’s investment record, including Facebook, isn’t bad. But a Dell financing would divert money that could be returned to shareholders to plug holes and postpone obsolescence.

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