Dell has not given a formal forecast for either the third or fourth quarters, but [Dell vice president Kevin] Rollins said in an interview with The Associated Press that Dell could get a boost from strong computer sales to government in the third quarter, typically a government-driven quarter.
The company replaced 10,000 computer systems just in the first two days after the attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Centers, Rollins said.
Dell plans to continue slashing prices to gain market share even though it has hurt profits. Dell is the only company making money on PC sales.
In late August, a BusinessWeek article also made the mistake of saying that Dell was the only profitable PC company. That article was corrected to say that Dell was the only profitable company besides Apple to profit after The Mac Observer reported the slight. You can read more about Dellis guidance in the full AP article:
Thanks to Observer Nick McGhie for alerting us to the AP article.