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Windows RT demand is weaker than hoped, Dell exec says

Microsoft had grand ambitions for its Windows RT operating system, but more signs are pointing to trouble. A Dell executive today said demand for the company’s first Windows RT device, the XPS 10, has been weaker than hoped, largely because consumers still don’t really know what the operating system is or what it can do. “Demand is not where I …

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Dish launches $25B bid for Sprint

Dish Network has submitted a merger proposal for Sprint Nextel valued at $25.5 billion, putting itself into competition with Japan’s Softbank to take over the wireless carrier. Dish announced this morning that it is offering Sprint shareholders a total consideration of $25.5 billion, consisting of $17.3 billion in cash and $8.2 billion in stock. Sprint shareholders would receive $7 per …

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