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Dell’s decision to move its production to Poland was met with a muted response on the Polish factory floor

THE LONG, LOW line of the factory rises slowly on the horizon, barely visible against the grey sky, heavy with snow. The stars and stripes hangs limply on a flagpole at the entrance beside the red and white flag of Poland. Melting snow drips from the three-dimensional logo: “Dell.”