# Professor Norman White shares his views on Michael Dell's vision for the future of Dell

1 Faculty News December 6, 2018 ![The Economist logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/uat_025662.jpg?itok=1_MW1PTy)>

Excerpt from the [The Economist](https://www.economist.com/business/2018/12/08/michael-dell-plots-his-return-to-the-public-market)-- "Mr Dell’s plan to emphasise software in future contains three bets. The first is to be the best all-in-one provider of bundled IT. That may not be easy. Norman White of the NYU Stern School of Business observes that combining a commoditised hardware business with an innovative software business is particularly hard to do."

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