Dell Inc.’s Q-2 Y 2009 results reinforce what other tech giants have shown recently about the health of the personal computer industry: it was wounded by the recession, but is getting back on its feet, thanks to consumers, bargain prices and little “netbook” laptops for surfing the Internet. Dell’s message was similar to those offered by rival Hewlett-Packard Co., the world’s No. 1 PC seller, and supplier Intel Corp., the world’s biggest computer chip maker, in their latest quarterly reports: consumers are coming back to the stores to buy PCs, but corporations are still being stingy. Dell added that it might not be until 2010 that businesses open their wallets again. Analysts have been eyeing next year for a turnaround because companies will have new budgets, can’t hold on to old PCs forever, and will have a new version of Microsoft Windows available. Dell shares closed + about 6% Thursday in the US.
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