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Fri 09 Sep 2008Dell to sell factories worldwide - report
Computer maker Dell, whose Irish subsidiaries employ more than 4,000 staff and account for close to 6 per cent of Ireland's gross national product, is seeking to sell all of its manufacturing plants worldwide and has approached contract computer manufacturers, the Wall Street Journalreported today.
The proposed factory sales, intended to cut costs, would mark a significant shift from Dell's long-standing strategy of making its own products, the Journal said.
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