Flip side of the coin: The EMC deal could help Dell diversify away from the stagnant PC market and give it the scale to attack the faster-growing and more lucrative market for enterprise solutions, but analysts doubt Dell has the financial capacity to buy out EMC.
Dell Inc is in talks with banks to fund a takeover of data storage company EMC Corp, sources familiar with the matter said, as the world's No 3 PC maker looks to beef up its cloud-based offerings for corporate customers.
The potential acquisition of EMC, which has a market capitalisation of US$52bil (RM215.41bil), would be the largest technology sector deal on record.
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