Dell sees consumers pushing PC sales
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Dell Computer Chief Executive Michael Dell on Thursday said he expects consumer demand for personal computers to drive the company's sales higher in its fiscal fourth quarter. "We expect to increase our sales in the fourth quarter, and it's driven again, once again, by the consumer first,'' Dell said during a CEO roundtable at the launch of Microsoft's Windows XP operating system. Dell reaffirmed on Oct. 4 that it expects revenues of $7.2 billion to $7.6 billion for the third quarter ended Nov. 2 and earnings of 15 cents to 16 cents per share.