Dell CEO Michael Dell said at the FireGlobal conference that the company will be launching a smartphone in 2010. He said it will be built with Google's Android software but they are also looking at other platforms.
"That's a starting point for us. You'll probably see products next year in the U.S. that are family members of the things we started in China." He added it will be built on Android, but they may use other open platforms, too. "There are some other open platforms that are emerging that are similar to other businesses we participate in."
Michael Dell also said that he thinks people only buy desktops if they are concerned about the cost or power. He also doesn't think netbooks will get much bigger: "I think it's leveling off at 12 to 15 percent of the market. I would be surprised if it went massively higher."
Dell CEO Michael Dell said at the FireGlobal conference that the company 
