::::How India is hurting Dell::::

<div class=&quot;custm_img_blk&quot;><img src=&quot;http://www.techgig.com/files/photo_1337886015_temp.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; /></div><br /><img src=&quot;http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/133516280760/u/53/f/533923/c/33039/s/1fab9f79/a2t.img&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; /> <span style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;>Weaker performance in India brought down Dell's first-quarter&nbsp;</span><span style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;>earnings</span><span style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;>&nbsp;in the Asia Pacific &amp; Japan (APJ) region as the company's revenue in the region stood at $3.1 billion, down 0.5% sequentially.&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><span style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;>&quot;Demand was down in many countries, most noticeably India, which affected the results,&quot; said Amit Midha, president, APJ, Dell. Globally, the revenue fell 4% to $14.4 billion. First quarter profit declined by 33% to $635 million from $945 million in the same quarter last year.</span><br /><br /><span style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;>Midha highlighted the macroeconomic challenges posed by the fluctuation in rupee. He also cited the activity in the low-end consumer</span><span style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;>PC segment</span><span style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;>. &quot;We remain number one in revenue but not in units. So there is clearly a shift in the market towards the low-end segment,&quot; said Midha. &quot;Certain state governments in India gave out about 100,000 notebooks at around $260 and that changed the unit game dramatically. We stayed away from that because that is not part of our strategy.&quot;&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><span style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;>Asked whether&nbsp;</span><span style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;>Dell</span><span style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;>&nbsp;would stay away from future government contracts as well, Midha said, &quot;We remain committed to our&nbsp;</span><span style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;>strategy</span><span style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;>&nbsp;to serve customers' needs and to be financially successful. If we cannot make money on a certain project, we will certainly stay away.&quot;</span>

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