At Dell a faulty capacitor leaks $300 million

At Dell a faulty capacitor leaks $300 million. PC maker will take a $450 million charge to restructure consumer operations. The iPod curse in effect. Somewhere, Jeff Jarvis is uncorking Korbel!

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