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571033ecb654c5140001f8b3 | Sexual_orientation | These studies suggest that men and women are different in terms of sexual arousal patterns and that this is also reflected in how their genitals react to sexual stimuli of both genders or even to non-human stimuli. Sexual orientation has many dimensions (attractions, behavior, identity), of which sexual arousal is the ... | What are some dimensions of sexual orientation? | {
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571033ecb654c5140001f8b4 | Sexual_orientation | These studies suggest that men and women are different in terms of sexual arousal patterns and that this is also reflected in how their genitals react to sexual stimuli of both genders or even to non-human stimuli. Sexual orientation has many dimensions (attractions, behavior, identity), of which sexual arousal is the ... | What do mens sexual orientations tend be focused on? | {
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571033ecb654c5140001f8b5 | Sexual_orientation | These studies suggest that men and women are different in terms of sexual arousal patterns and that this is also reflected in how their genitals react to sexual stimuli of both genders or even to non-human stimuli. Sexual orientation has many dimensions (attractions, behavior, identity), of which sexual arousal is the ... | What do researches believe must be taken into account for women in these studies? | {
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571034a1a58dae1900cd6962 | Sexual_orientation | One person may presume knowledge of another person's sexual orientation based upon perceived characteristics, such as appearance, clothing, tone of voice, and accompaniment by and behavior with other people. The attempt to detect sexual orientation in social situations is known as gaydar; some studies have found that g... | What can make a person believe they know someone elses sexual orientation? | {
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"perceived characteristics, such as appearance, clothing, tone of voice, and accompaniment by and behavior with other people"
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571034a1a58dae1900cd6963 | Sexual_orientation | One person may presume knowledge of another person's sexual orientation based upon perceived characteristics, such as appearance, clothing, tone of voice, and accompaniment by and behavior with other people. The attempt to detect sexual orientation in social situations is known as gaydar; some studies have found that g... | What is a term for someone who tries to determine someones sexuality? | {
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571034a1a58dae1900cd6964 | Sexual_orientation | One person may presume knowledge of another person's sexual orientation based upon perceived characteristics, such as appearance, clothing, tone of voice, and accompaniment by and behavior with other people. The attempt to detect sexual orientation in social situations is known as gaydar; some studies have found that g... | What have somes studies show when researching how someone uses "gaydar"? | {
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"that guesses based on face photos perform better than chance"
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571034a1a58dae1900cd6965 | Sexual_orientation | One person may presume knowledge of another person's sexual orientation based upon perceived characteristics, such as appearance, clothing, tone of voice, and accompaniment by and behavior with other people. The attempt to detect sexual orientation in social situations is known as gaydar; some studies have found that g... | What did research in 2015 suggest was an alternate label for gaydar? | {
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571034a1a58dae1900cd6966 | Sexual_orientation | One person may presume knowledge of another person's sexual orientation based upon perceived characteristics, such as appearance, clothing, tone of voice, and accompaniment by and behavior with other people. The attempt to detect sexual orientation in social situations is known as gaydar; some studies have found that g... | What did this research also show about face-shape? | {
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"not an accurate indication of orientation."
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5710353fa58dae1900cd696c | Sexual_orientation | Estimates for the percentage of the population that are bisexual vary widely, at least in part due to differing definitions of bisexuality. Some studies only consider a person bisexual if they are nearly equally attracted to both sexes, and others consider a person bisexual if they are at all attracted to the same sex ... | What is part of the reason for the varying estimates of the bisexual population? | {
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5710353fa58dae1900cd696d | Sexual_orientation | Estimates for the percentage of the population that are bisexual vary widely, at least in part due to differing definitions of bisexuality. Some studies only consider a person bisexual if they are nearly equally attracted to both sexes, and others consider a person bisexual if they are at all attracted to the same sex ... | What is one way a study can view bisexuality? | {
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5710353fa58dae1900cd696e | Sexual_orientation | Estimates for the percentage of the population that are bisexual vary widely, at least in part due to differing definitions of bisexuality. Some studies only consider a person bisexual if they are nearly equally attracted to both sexes, and others consider a person bisexual if they are at all attracted to the same sex ... | What is another way studies can view bisexuality? | {
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5710353fa58dae1900cd696f | Sexual_orientation | Estimates for the percentage of the population that are bisexual vary widely, at least in part due to differing definitions of bisexuality. Some studies only consider a person bisexual if they are nearly equally attracted to both sexes, and others consider a person bisexual if they are at all attracted to the same sex ... | What is the percentage of asexuals? | {
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571035f5a58dae1900cd6974 | Sexual_orientation | Some historians and researchers argue that the emotional and affectionate activities associated with sexual-orientation terms such as "gay" and "heterosexual" change significantly over time and across cultural boundaries. For example, in many English-speaking nations, it is assumed that same-sex kissing, particularly b... | What do historians and researches argue about concerning the emotional and affectionate activities? | {
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"activities associated with sexual-orientation terms such as \"gay\" and \"heterosexual\" change significantly over time and across cultural boundaries."
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571035f5a58dae1900cd6975 | Sexual_orientation | Some historians and researchers argue that the emotional and affectionate activities associated with sexual-orientation terms such as "gay" and "heterosexual" change significantly over time and across cultural boundaries. For example, in many English-speaking nations, it is assumed that same-sex kissing, particularly b... | What can be assumed in english speaking nations when two men kiss? | {
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571035f5a58dae1900cd6976 | Sexual_orientation | Some historians and researchers argue that the emotional and affectionate activities associated with sexual-orientation terms such as "gay" and "heterosexual" change significantly over time and across cultural boundaries. For example, in many English-speaking nations, it is assumed that same-sex kissing, particularly b... | What do some cultures have formal ceremonies for? | {
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"expressing long-term commitment between same-sex friends"
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570fc4805ab6b81900390fa7 | Dell | Dell was listed at number 51 in the Fortune 500 list, until 2014. After going private in 2013, the newly confidential nature of its financial information prevents the company from being ranked by Fortune. In 2014 it was the third largest PC vendor in the world after Lenovo and HP. Dell is currently the #1 shipper of PC... | What number was dell on the Fortune 500 list until 2014? | {
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570fc4805ab6b81900390fa8 | Dell | Dell was listed at number 51 in the Fortune 500 list, until 2014. After going private in 2013, the newly confidential nature of its financial information prevents the company from being ranked by Fortune. In 2014 it was the third largest PC vendor in the world after Lenovo and HP. Dell is currently the #1 shipper of PC... | When did Dell go private? | {
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570fc4805ab6b81900390fa9 | Dell | Dell was listed at number 51 in the Fortune 500 list, until 2014. After going private in 2013, the newly confidential nature of its financial information prevents the company from being ranked by Fortune. In 2014 it was the third largest PC vendor in the world after Lenovo and HP. Dell is currently the #1 shipper of PC... | Dell is currently the #1 shipper of what? | {
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570fc4805ab6b81900390faa | Dell | Dell was listed at number 51 in the Fortune 500 list, until 2014. After going private in 2013, the newly confidential nature of its financial information prevents the company from being ranked by Fortune. In 2014 it was the third largest PC vendor in the world after Lenovo and HP. Dell is currently the #1 shipper of PC... | In which state is Dell the sixth largest company? | {
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570fc4805ab6b81900390fab | Dell | Dell was listed at number 51 in the Fortune 500 list, until 2014. After going private in 2013, the newly confidential nature of its financial information prevents the company from being ranked by Fortune. In 2014 it was the third largest PC vendor in the world after Lenovo and HP. Dell is currently the #1 shipper of PC... | What PC vendor rank did Dell hold? | {
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570fc65b80d9841400ab366b | Dell | Originally, Dell did not emphasize the consumer market, due to the higher costs and unacceptably low profit margins in selling to individuals and households; this changed when the company’s Internet site took off in 1996 and 1997. While the industry’s average selling price to individuals was going down, Dell's was goin... | What market did Dell ignore at first? | {
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570fc65b80d9841400ab366c | Dell | Originally, Dell did not emphasize the consumer market, due to the higher costs and unacceptably low profit margins in selling to individuals and households; this changed when the company’s Internet site took off in 1996 and 1997. While the industry’s average selling price to individuals was going down, Dell's was goin... | When did Dell's internet site gain popularity? | {
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570fc65b80d9841400ab366d | Dell | Originally, Dell did not emphasize the consumer market, due to the higher costs and unacceptably low profit margins in selling to individuals and households; this changed when the company’s Internet site took off in 1996 and 1997. While the industry’s average selling price to individuals was going down, Dell's was goin... | What was happening to Dell's average sale to individuals? | {
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570fc65b80d9841400ab366e | Dell | Originally, Dell did not emphasize the consumer market, due to the higher costs and unacceptably low profit margins in selling to individuals and households; this changed when the company’s Internet site took off in 1996 and 1997. While the industry’s average selling price to individuals was going down, Dell's was goin... | When did Dell create their internal marketing group? | {
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570fc6df5ab6b81900390fbb | Dell | Dell had long stuck by its direct sales model. Consumers had become the main drivers of PC sales in recent years, yet there had a decline in consumers purchasing PCs through the Web or on the phone, as increasing numbers were visiting consumer electronics retail stores to try out the devices first. Dell's rivals in the... | What sales model did Dell use for a long time? | {
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570fc6df5ab6b81900390fbc | Dell | Dell had long stuck by its direct sales model. Consumers had become the main drivers of PC sales in recent years, yet there had a decline in consumers purchasing PCs through the Web or on the phone, as increasing numbers were visiting consumer electronics retail stores to try out the devices first. Dell's rivals in the... | Who were the main driving force behind PC sales? | {
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570fc6df5ab6b81900390fbd | Dell | Dell had long stuck by its direct sales model. Consumers had become the main drivers of PC sales in recent years, yet there had a decline in consumers purchasing PCs through the Web or on the phone, as increasing numbers were visiting consumer electronics retail stores to try out the devices first. Dell's rivals in the... | Where were consumers going to buy devices other than online? | {
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"consumer electronics retail stores"
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570fc6df5ab6b81900390fbe | Dell | Dell had long stuck by its direct sales model. Consumers had become the main drivers of PC sales in recent years, yet there had a decline in consumers purchasing PCs through the Web or on the phone, as increasing numbers were visiting consumer electronics retail stores to try out the devices first. Dell's rivals in the... | What market presence did Dell lack? | {
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570fc6df5ab6b81900390fbf | Dell | Dell had long stuck by its direct sales model. Consumers had become the main drivers of PC sales in recent years, yet there had a decline in consumers purchasing PCs through the Web or on the phone, as increasing numbers were visiting consumer electronics retail stores to try out the devices first. Dell's rivals in the... | What was one city that Dell tested retail stores in? | {
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570fc7d35ab6b81900390fcd | Dell | In the shrinking PC industry, Dell continued to lose market share, as it dropped below Lenovo in 2011 to fall to number three in the world. Dell and fellow American contemporary Hewlett Packard came under pressure from Asian PC manufacturers Lenovo, Asus, and Acer, all of which had lower production costs and willing to... | What industry was getting smaller? | {
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570fc7d35ab6b81900390fce | Dell | In the shrinking PC industry, Dell continued to lose market share, as it dropped below Lenovo in 2011 to fall to number three in the world. Dell and fellow American contemporary Hewlett Packard came under pressure from Asian PC manufacturers Lenovo, Asus, and Acer, all of which had lower production costs and willing to... | When did Dell fall behind Lenovo? | {
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570fc7d35ab6b81900390fcf | Dell | In the shrinking PC industry, Dell continued to lose market share, as it dropped below Lenovo in 2011 to fall to number three in the world. Dell and fellow American contemporary Hewlett Packard came under pressure from Asian PC manufacturers Lenovo, Asus, and Acer, all of which had lower production costs and willing to... | What other American company fell behind Lenovo with Dell? | {
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570fc7d35ab6b81900390fd0 | Dell | In the shrinking PC industry, Dell continued to lose market share, as it dropped below Lenovo in 2011 to fall to number three in the world. Dell and fellow American contemporary Hewlett Packard came under pressure from Asian PC manufacturers Lenovo, Asus, and Acer, all of which had lower production costs and willing to... | What PC was taking corporate customers from Dell? | {
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570fc7d35ab6b81900390fd1 | Dell | In the shrinking PC industry, Dell continued to lose market share, as it dropped below Lenovo in 2011 to fall to number three in the world. Dell and fellow American contemporary Hewlett Packard came under pressure from Asian PC manufacturers Lenovo, Asus, and Acer, all of which had lower production costs and willing to... | What company was Dell behind in profits in 2012? | {
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"Apple Inc."
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570fc88e80d9841400ab367d | Dell | Dell's manufacturing process covers assembly, software installation, functional testing (including "burn-in"), and quality control. Throughout most of the company's history, Dell manufactured desktop machines in-house and contracted out manufacturing of base notebooks for configuration in-house. The company's approach ... | Which of Dell's processes handles PC assembly, testing, and quality control? | {
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570fc88e80d9841400ab367e | Dell | Dell's manufacturing process covers assembly, software installation, functional testing (including "burn-in"), and quality control. Throughout most of the company's history, Dell manufactured desktop machines in-house and contracted out manufacturing of base notebooks for configuration in-house. The company's approach ... | Where did Dell configure their notebooks? | {
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570fc88e80d9841400ab367f | Dell | Dell's manufacturing process covers assembly, software installation, functional testing (including "burn-in"), and quality control. Throughout most of the company's history, Dell manufactured desktop machines in-house and contracted out manufacturing of base notebooks for configuration in-house. The company's approach ... | When did Dell describe their changing approach to manufacturing? | {
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570fc88e80d9841400ab3680 | Dell | Dell's manufacturing process covers assembly, software installation, functional testing (including "burn-in"), and quality control. Throughout most of the company's history, Dell manufactured desktop machines in-house and contracted out manufacturing of base notebooks for configuration in-house. The company's approach ... | Who reported that Dell was offering to sell their manufacturing plants? | {
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570fc88e80d9841400ab3681 | Dell | Dell's manufacturing process covers assembly, software installation, functional testing (including "burn-in"), and quality control. Throughout most of the company's history, Dell manufactured desktop machines in-house and contracted out manufacturing of base notebooks for configuration in-house. The company's approach ... | What manufacturers was Dell losing to efficiency-wise? | {
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570fc93d5ab6b81900390fd7 | Dell | Dell advertisements have appeared in several types of media including television, the Internet, magazines, catalogs and newspapers. Some of Dell Inc's marketing strategies include lowering prices at all times of the year, free bonus products (such as Dell printers), and free shipping to encourage more sales and stave o... | What type of Dell media has appeared on TV, on the internet, and in magazines? | {
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570fc93d5ab6b81900390fd8 | Dell | Dell advertisements have appeared in several types of media including television, the Internet, magazines, catalogs and newspapers. Some of Dell Inc's marketing strategies include lowering prices at all times of the year, free bonus products (such as Dell printers), and free shipping to encourage more sales and stave o... | One of Dell's marketing strategies is what kind of shipping? | {
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570fc93d5ab6b81900390fd9 | Dell | Dell advertisements have appeared in several types of media including television, the Internet, magazines, catalogs and newspapers. Some of Dell Inc's marketing strategies include lowering prices at all times of the year, free bonus products (such as Dell printers), and free shipping to encourage more sales and stave o... | What year did Dell cut its prices to keep its market share? | {
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"2006"
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570fc93d5ab6b81900390fda | Dell | Dell advertisements have appeared in several types of media including television, the Internet, magazines, catalogs and newspapers. Some of Dell Inc's marketing strategies include lowering prices at all times of the year, free bonus products (such as Dell printers), and free shipping to encourage more sales and stave o... | By how much did Dell cut it's margins when it cut its prices? | {
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570fc93d5ab6b81900390fdb | Dell | Dell advertisements have appeared in several types of media including television, the Internet, magazines, catalogs and newspapers. Some of Dell Inc's marketing strategies include lowering prices at all times of the year, free bonus products (such as Dell printers), and free shipping to encourage more sales and stave o... | Where does Dell take most of its purchases for its products? | {
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"Internet"
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570fc9cd5ab6b81900390fe1 | Dell | In May 2008, Dell reached an agreement with office supply chain, Officeworks (part of Coles Group), to stock a few modified models in the Inspiron desktop and notebook range. These models have slightly different model numbers, but almost replicate the ones available from the Dell Store. Dell continued its retail push i... | What year did Dell make an agreement with Officeworks? | {
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7
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570fc9cd5ab6b81900390fe2 | Dell | In May 2008, Dell reached an agreement with office supply chain, Officeworks (part of Coles Group), to stock a few modified models in the Inspiron desktop and notebook range. These models have slightly different model numbers, but almost replicate the ones available from the Dell Store. Dell continued its retail push i... | What computer model did Dell ask Officeworks to carry? | {
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138
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"Inspiron"
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570fc9cd5ab6b81900390fe3 | Dell | In May 2008, Dell reached an agreement with office supply chain, Officeworks (part of Coles Group), to stock a few modified models in the Inspiron desktop and notebook range. These models have slightly different model numbers, but almost replicate the ones available from the Dell Store. Dell continued its retail push i... | In which country did Dell partner with Harris Technology? | {
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"Australian"
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570fc9cd5ab6b81900390fe4 | Dell | In May 2008, Dell reached an agreement with office supply chain, Officeworks (part of Coles Group), to stock a few modified models in the Inspiron desktop and notebook range. These models have slightly different model numbers, but almost replicate the ones available from the Dell Store. Dell continued its retail push i... | What company did Dell team with in late 2008? | {
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"Dick Smith Electronics"
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570fc9cd5ab6b81900390fe5 | Dell | In May 2008, Dell reached an agreement with office supply chain, Officeworks (part of Coles Group), to stock a few modified models in the Inspiron desktop and notebook range. These models have slightly different model numbers, but almost replicate the ones available from the Dell Store. Dell continued its retail push i... | What year did Dell's Australian program end up shutting down? | {
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570fca635ab6b81900390ff5 | Dell | On August 17, 2007, Dell Inc. announced that after an internal investigation into its accounting practices it would restate and reduce earnings from 2003 through to the first quarter of 2007 by a total amount of between $50 million and $150 million, or 2 cents to 7 cents per share. The investigation, begun in November ... | What department did Dell launch an internal investigation on? | {
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570fca635ab6b81900390ff6 | Dell | On August 17, 2007, Dell Inc. announced that after an internal investigation into its accounting practices it would restate and reduce earnings from 2003 through to the first quarter of 2007 by a total amount of between $50 million and $150 million, or 2 cents to 7 cents per share. The investigation, begun in November ... | What was the minimum amount of earnings that would be restated by Dell's investigation? | {
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570fca635ab6b81900390ff7 | Dell | On August 17, 2007, Dell Inc. announced that after an internal investigation into its accounting practices it would restate and reduce earnings from 2003 through to the first quarter of 2007 by a total amount of between $50 million and $150 million, or 2 cents to 7 cents per share. The investigation, begun in November ... | What year did Dell's internal investigation begin? | {
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320
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"text": [
"2006"
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} |
570fca635ab6b81900390ff8 | Dell | On August 17, 2007, Dell Inc. announced that after an internal investigation into its accounting practices it would restate and reduce earnings from 2003 through to the first quarter of 2007 by a total amount of between $50 million and $150 million, or 2 cents to 7 cents per share. The investigation, begun in November ... | Who did Dell agree to not buy processors from? | {
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570fca635ab6b81900390ff9 | Dell | On August 17, 2007, Dell Inc. announced that after an internal investigation into its accounting practices it would restate and reduce earnings from 2003 through to the first quarter of 2007 by a total amount of between $50 million and $150 million, or 2 cents to 7 cents per share. The investigation, begun in November ... | How much did Dell pay in fines to settle fraud charges against it? | {
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570fcb315ab6b81900390fff | Dell | In the mid-1990s, Dell expanded beyond desktop computers and laptops by selling servers, starting with low-end servers. The major three providers of servers at the time were IBM, Hewlett Packard, and Compaq, many of which were based on proprietary technology, such as IBM's Power4 microprocessors or various proprietary ... | What decade did Dell begin to sell things other than PCs? | {
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11
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570fcb315ab6b81900391000 | Dell | In the mid-1990s, Dell expanded beyond desktop computers and laptops by selling servers, starting with low-end servers. The major three providers of servers at the time were IBM, Hewlett Packard, and Compaq, many of which were based on proprietary technology, such as IBM's Power4 microprocessors or various proprietary ... | IBM, Hewlett Packard, and Compaq were the major providers of what? | {
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"servers"
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570fcb315ab6b81900391001 | Dell | In the mid-1990s, Dell expanded beyond desktop computers and laptops by selling servers, starting with low-end servers. The major three providers of servers at the time were IBM, Hewlett Packard, and Compaq, many of which were based on proprietary technology, such as IBM's Power4 microprocessors or various proprietary ... | What servers did Dell create that they tried to break into the market with? | {
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370
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"PowerEdge"
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570fcb315ab6b81900391002 | Dell | In the mid-1990s, Dell expanded beyond desktop computers and laptops by selling servers, starting with low-end servers. The major three providers of servers at the time were IBM, Hewlett Packard, and Compaq, many of which were based on proprietary technology, such as IBM's Power4 microprocessors or various proprietary ... | What year did Dell's enterprise revenue make up a large chunk of its profit? | {
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678
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"1998"
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570fcb315ab6b81900391003 | Dell | In the mid-1990s, Dell expanded beyond desktop computers and laptops by selling servers, starting with low-end servers. The major three providers of servers at the time were IBM, Hewlett Packard, and Compaq, many of which were based on proprietary technology, such as IBM's Power4 microprocessors or various proprietary ... | Which company did Dell exceed as a server provider? | {
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715
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"Compaq"
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570fcc155ab6b81900391009 | Dell | The slowing sales growth has been attributed to the maturing PC market, which constituted 66% of Dell's sales, and analysts suggested that Dell needed to make inroads into non-PC businesses segments such as storage, services and servers. Dell's price advantage was tied to its ultra-lean manufacturing for desktop PCs, b... | What market made up the majority of Dell's sales? | {
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"PC"
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570fcc155ab6b8190039100a | Dell | The slowing sales growth has been attributed to the maturing PC market, which constituted 66% of Dell's sales, and analysts suggested that Dell needed to make inroads into non-PC businesses segments such as storage, services and servers. Dell's price advantage was tied to its ultra-lean manufacturing for desktop PCs, b... | What advantage did Dell hold in the PC market? | {
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245
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570fcc155ab6b8190039100b | Dell | The slowing sales growth has been attributed to the maturing PC market, which constituted 66% of Dell's sales, and analysts suggested that Dell needed to make inroads into non-PC businesses segments such as storage, services and servers. Dell's price advantage was tied to its ultra-lean manufacturing for desktop PCs, b... | What operation did Hewlett Packard and Acer make more efficient to compete with Dell? | {
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} |
570fcc155ab6b8190039100c | Dell | The slowing sales growth has been attributed to the maturing PC market, which constituted 66% of Dell's sales, and analysts suggested that Dell needed to make inroads into non-PC businesses segments such as storage, services and servers. Dell's price advantage was tied to its ultra-lean manufacturing for desktop PCs, b... | Where did Dell miss out on sales due to relying on the internet? | {
"answer_start": [
1253
],
"text": [
"big box stores"
]
} |
570fcc155ab6b8190039100d | Dell | The slowing sales growth has been attributed to the maturing PC market, which constituted 66% of Dell's sales, and analysts suggested that Dell needed to make inroads into non-PC businesses segments such as storage, services and servers. Dell's price advantage was tied to its ultra-lean manufacturing for desktop PCs, b... | What company stated that Dell was preventing itself from innovating? | {
"answer_start": [
1269
],
"text": [
"CNET"
]
} |
570fccd080d9841400ab3687 | Dell | By the late 2000s, Dell's "configure to order" approach of manufacturing—delivering individual PCs configured to customer specifications from its US facilities was no longer as efficient or competitive with high-volume Asian contract manufacturers as PCs became powerful low-cost commodities. Dell closed plants that pro... | What decade did Dell's manufacturing process become less efficient? | {
"answer_start": [
12
],
"text": [
"2000s"
]
} |
570fccd080d9841400ab3688 | Dell | By the late 2000s, Dell's "configure to order" approach of manufacturing—delivering individual PCs configured to customer specifications from its US facilities was no longer as efficient or competitive with high-volume Asian contract manufacturers as PCs became powerful low-cost commodities. Dell closed plants that pro... | What plant did Dell close in Texas? | {
"answer_start": [
389
],
"text": [
"Mort Topfer Manufacturing Center"
]
} |
570fccd080d9841400ab3689 | Dell | By the late 2000s, Dell's "configure to order" approach of manufacturing—delivering individual PCs configured to customer specifications from its US facilities was no longer as efficient or competitive with high-volume Asian contract manufacturers as PCs became powerful low-cost commodities. Dell closed plants that pro... | What state was the Dell plant that received $280 million but was later closed? | {
"answer_start": [
584
],
"text": [
"North Carolina"
]
} |
570fccd080d9841400ab368a | Dell | By the late 2000s, Dell's "configure to order" approach of manufacturing—delivering individual PCs configured to customer specifications from its US facilities was no longer as efficient or competitive with high-volume Asian contract manufacturers as PCs became powerful low-cost commodities. Dell closed plants that pro... | What company bought the North Carolina plant from Dell? | {
"answer_start": [
860
],
"text": [
"Herbalife"
]
} |
570fccd080d9841400ab368b | Dell | By the late 2000s, Dell's "configure to order" approach of manufacturing—delivering individual PCs configured to customer specifications from its US facilities was no longer as efficient or competitive with high-volume Asian contract manufacturers as PCs became powerful low-cost commodities. Dell closed plants that pro... | The plant in what US state still remains in operation? | {
"answer_start": [
1049
],
"text": [
"Florida"
]
} |
570fcd6d5ab6b8190039101e | Dell | The announcement came two years after Dell Inc. returned to private ownership, claiming that it faced bleak prospects and would need several years out of the public eye to rebuild its business. It's thought that the company's value has roughly doubled since then. EMC was being pressured by Elliott Management, a hedge f... | What hedge fund group was pressuring EMC into restructuring? | {
"answer_start": [
291
],
"text": [
"Elliott Management"
]
} |
570fcd6d5ab6b8190039101d | Dell | The announcement came two years after Dell Inc. returned to private ownership, claiming that it faced bleak prospects and would need several years out of the public eye to rebuild its business. It's thought that the company's value has roughly doubled since then. EMC was being pressured by Elliott Management, a hedge f... | How much has Dell's value increased since they went private? | {
"answer_start": [
244
],
"text": [
"doubled"
]
} |
570fcd6d5ab6b8190039101f | Dell | The announcement came two years after Dell Inc. returned to private ownership, claiming that it faced bleak prospects and would need several years out of the public eye to rebuild its business. It's thought that the company's value has roughly doubled since then. EMC was being pressured by Elliott Management, a hedge f... | What news source published revenue estimations between Dell and EMC? | {
"answer_start": [
697
],
"text": [
"The Wall Street Journal"
]
} |
570fcd6d5ab6b81900391020 | Dell | The announcement came two years after Dell Inc. returned to private ownership, claiming that it faced bleak prospects and would need several years out of the public eye to rebuild its business. It's thought that the company's value has roughly doubled since then. EMC was being pressured by Elliott Management, a hedge f... | What year did Dell go private? | {
"answer_start": [
1271
],
"text": [
"2013"
]
} |
570fcdfc5ab6b81900391025 | Dell | Dell opened plants in Penang, Malaysia in 1995, and in Xiamen, China in 1999. These facilities serve the Asian market and assemble 95% of Dell notebooks. Dell Inc. has invested[when?] an estimated $60 million in a new manufacturing unit in Chennai, India, to support the sales of its products in the Indian subcontinent.... | In what foreign country did Dell open plants in 1995? | {
"answer_start": [
30
],
"text": [
"Malaysia"
]
} |
570fcdfc5ab6b81900391026 | Dell | Dell opened plants in Penang, Malaysia in 1995, and in Xiamen, China in 1999. These facilities serve the Asian market and assemble 95% of Dell notebooks. Dell Inc. has invested[when?] an estimated $60 million in a new manufacturing unit in Chennai, India, to support the sales of its products in the Indian subcontinent.... | What percentage of Dell notebooks are assembled in their asian plants? | {
"answer_start": [
131
],
"text": [
"95%"
]
} |
570fcdfc5ab6b81900391027 | Dell | Dell opened plants in Penang, Malaysia in 1995, and in Xiamen, China in 1999. These facilities serve the Asian market and assemble 95% of Dell notebooks. Dell Inc. has invested[when?] an estimated $60 million in a new manufacturing unit in Chennai, India, to support the sales of its products in the Indian subcontinent.... | How much did Dell spend to construct a new plant in India? | {
"answer_start": [
197
],
"text": [
"$60 million"
]
} |
570fcdfc5ab6b81900391028 | Dell | Dell opened plants in Penang, Malaysia in 1995, and in Xiamen, China in 1999. These facilities serve the Asian market and assemble 95% of Dell notebooks. Dell Inc. has invested[when?] an estimated $60 million in a new manufacturing unit in Chennai, India, to support the sales of its products in the Indian subcontinent.... | How many PCs was Dell's Indian plant slated to make in 2007? | {
"answer_start": [
430
],
"text": [
"400,000"
]
} |
570fce815ab6b8190039102d | Dell | The board consists of nine directors. Michael Dell, the founder of the company, serves as chairman of the board and chief executive officer. Other board members include Don Carty, William Gray, Judy Lewent, Klaus Luft, Alex Mandl, Michael A. Miles, and Sam Nunn. Shareholders elect the nine board members at meetings, an... | Who is the founder of Dell? | {
"answer_start": [
38
],
"text": [
"Michael Dell"
]
} |
570fce815ab6b8190039102e | Dell | The board consists of nine directors. Michael Dell, the founder of the company, serves as chairman of the board and chief executive officer. Other board members include Don Carty, William Gray, Judy Lewent, Klaus Luft, Alex Mandl, Michael A. Miles, and Sam Nunn. Shareholders elect the nine board members at meetings, an... | How many board members does Dell have? | {
"answer_start": [
286
],
"text": [
"nine"
]
} |
570fce815ab6b8190039102f | Dell | The board consists of nine directors. Michael Dell, the founder of the company, serves as chairman of the board and chief executive officer. Other board members include Don Carty, William Gray, Judy Lewent, Klaus Luft, Alex Mandl, Michael A. Miles, and Sam Nunn. Shareholders elect the nine board members at meetings, an... | How many committees are appointed by the board of directors at Dell? | {
"answer_start": [
529
],
"text": [
"five"
]
} |
570fce815ab6b81900391030 | Dell | The board consists of nine directors. Michael Dell, the founder of the company, serves as chairman of the board and chief executive officer. Other board members include Don Carty, William Gray, Judy Lewent, Klaus Luft, Alex Mandl, Michael A. Miles, and Sam Nunn. Shareholders elect the nine board members at meetings, an... | Which Dell committee handles accounting issues? | {
"answer_start": [
614
],
"text": [
"Audit Committee"
]
} |
570fce815ab6b81900391031 | Dell | The board consists of nine directors. Michael Dell, the founder of the company, serves as chairman of the board and chief executive officer. Other board members include Don Carty, William Gray, Judy Lewent, Klaus Luft, Alex Mandl, Michael A. Miles, and Sam Nunn. Shareholders elect the nine board members at meetings, an... | Which Dell committee keeps the company from violating antitrust laws? | {
"answer_start": [
1026
],
"text": [
"Antitrust Compliance Committee"
]
} |
570fcf3e80d9841400ab3691 | Dell | In the early 1990s, Dell sold its products through Best Buy, Costco and Sam's Club stores in the United States. Dell stopped this practice in 1994, citing low profit-margins on the business, exclusively distributing through a direct-sales model for the next decade. In 2003, Dell briefly sold products in Sears stores in... | What decade did Dell sell electronics through big box stores? | {
"answer_start": [
13
],
"text": [
"1990s"
]
} |
570fcf3e80d9841400ab3692 | Dell | In the early 1990s, Dell sold its products through Best Buy, Costco and Sam's Club stores in the United States. Dell stopped this practice in 1994, citing low profit-margins on the business, exclusively distributing through a direct-sales model for the next decade. In 2003, Dell briefly sold products in Sears stores in... | what year did Dell stop selling products through physical retailers? | {
"answer_start": [
142
],
"text": [
"1994"
]
} |
570fcf3e80d9841400ab3693 | Dell | In the early 1990s, Dell sold its products through Best Buy, Costco and Sam's Club stores in the United States. Dell stopped this practice in 1994, citing low profit-margins on the business, exclusively distributing through a direct-sales model for the next decade. In 2003, Dell briefly sold products in Sears stores in... | What store did Dell sell electronics at in 2003? | {
"answer_start": [
305
],
"text": [
"Sears"
]
} |
570fcf3e80d9841400ab3694 | Dell | In the early 1990s, Dell sold its products through Best Buy, Costco and Sam's Club stores in the United States. Dell stopped this practice in 1994, citing low profit-margins on the business, exclusively distributing through a direct-sales model for the next decade. In 2003, Dell briefly sold products in Sears stores in... | What year did Dell begin selling products at retailers again? | {
"answer_start": [
333
],
"text": [
"2007"
]
} |
570fcf3e80d9841400ab3695 | Dell | In the early 1990s, Dell sold its products through Best Buy, Costco and Sam's Club stores in the United States. Dell stopped this practice in 1994, citing low profit-margins on the business, exclusively distributing through a direct-sales model for the next decade. In 2003, Dell briefly sold products in Sears stores in... | Who is the largest electronics retailer in the US? | {
"answer_start": [
517
],
"text": [
"Best Buy"
]
} |
570fcfe65ab6b81900391037 | Dell | Dell became the first company in the information technology industry to establish a product-recycling goal (in 2004) and completed the implementation of its global consumer recycling-program in 2006. On February 6, 2007, the National Recycling Coalition awarded Dell its "Recycling Works" award for efforts to promote pr... | What was Dell the first IT company to establish? | {
"answer_start": [
84
],
"text": [
"product-recycling goal"
]
} |
570fcfe65ab6b81900391038 | Dell | Dell became the first company in the information technology industry to establish a product-recycling goal (in 2004) and completed the implementation of its global consumer recycling-program in 2006. On February 6, 2007, the National Recycling Coalition awarded Dell its "Recycling Works" award for efforts to promote pr... | What year did Dell enact its global consumer recycling program? | {
"answer_start": [
194
],
"text": [
"2006"
]
} |
570fcfe65ab6b81900391039 | Dell | Dell became the first company in the information technology industry to establish a product-recycling goal (in 2004) and completed the implementation of its global consumer recycling-program in 2006. On February 6, 2007, the National Recycling Coalition awarded Dell its "Recycling Works" award for efforts to promote pr... | How much electronics did Dell recycle by 2009? | {
"answer_start": [
459
],
"text": [
"275 million pounds"
]
} |
570fcfe65ab6b8190039103a | Dell | Dell became the first company in the information technology industry to establish a product-recycling goal (in 2004) and completed the implementation of its global consumer recycling-program in 2006. On February 6, 2007, the National Recycling Coalition awarded Dell its "Recycling Works" award for efforts to promote pr... | What year was 78 million pounds of Dell equipment recycled? | {
"answer_start": [
619
],
"text": [
"2006"
]
} |
570fcfe65ab6b8190039103b | Dell | Dell became the first company in the information technology industry to establish a product-recycling goal (in 2004) and completed the implementation of its global consumer recycling-program in 2006. On February 6, 2007, the National Recycling Coalition awarded Dell its "Recycling Works" award for efforts to promote pr... | What percentage of Dell electronics from the previous seven years were recycled? | {
"answer_start": [
662
],
"text": [
"12.4%"
]
} |
570fd09a80d9841400ab36a5 | Dell | In the 1990s, Dell switched from using primarily ATX motherboards and PSU to using boards and power supplies with mechanically identical but differently wired connectors. This meant customers wishing to upgrade their hardware would have to replace parts with scarce Dell-compatible parts instead of commonly available pa... | What decade did Dell switch to PSUs and boards that had differently wired connectors? | {
"answer_start": [
7
],
"text": [
"1990s"
]
} |
570fd09a80d9841400ab36a6 | Dell | In the 1990s, Dell switched from using primarily ATX motherboards and PSU to using boards and power supplies with mechanically identical but differently wired connectors. This meant customers wishing to upgrade their hardware would have to replace parts with scarce Dell-compatible parts instead of commonly available pa... | With what kind of parts were consumers able to upgrade their Dell systems with? | {
"answer_start": [
266
],
"text": [
"Dell-compatible parts"
]
} |
570fd09a80d9841400ab36a7 | Dell | In the 1990s, Dell switched from using primarily ATX motherboards and PSU to using boards and power supplies with mechanically identical but differently wired connectors. This meant customers wishing to upgrade their hardware would have to replace parts with scarce Dell-compatible parts instead of commonly available pa... | What year did Dell revert its power connectors to industry standard ones? | {
"answer_start": [
398
],
"text": [
"2003"
]
} |
570fd09a80d9841400ab36a8 | Dell | In the 1990s, Dell switched from using primarily ATX motherboards and PSU to using boards and power supplies with mechanically identical but differently wired connectors. This meant customers wishing to upgrade their hardware would have to replace parts with scarce Dell-compatible parts instead of commonly available pa... | What part of their motherboards does Dell not reveal the specifications of? | {
"answer_start": [
463
],
"text": [
"pin-outs"
]
} |
570fd1685ab6b81900391041 | Dell | Dell traces its origins to 1984, when Michael Dell created Dell Computer Corporation, which at the time did business as PC's Limited, while a student of the University of Texas at Austin. The dorm-room headquartered company sold IBM PC-compatible computers built from stock components. Dell dropped out of school to focu... | When did Michael Dell found his company? | {
"answer_start": [
27
],
"text": [
"1984"
]
} |
570fd1685ab6b81900391042 | Dell | Dell traces its origins to 1984, when Michael Dell created Dell Computer Corporation, which at the time did business as PC's Limited, while a student of the University of Texas at Austin. The dorm-room headquartered company sold IBM PC-compatible computers built from stock components. Dell dropped out of school to focu... | How much did Dell receive as capital from his family? | {
"answer_start": [
373
],
"text": [
"$1,000"
]
} |
570fd1685ab6b81900391043 | Dell | Dell traces its origins to 1984, when Michael Dell created Dell Computer Corporation, which at the time did business as PC's Limited, while a student of the University of Texas at Austin. The dorm-room headquartered company sold IBM PC-compatible computers built from stock components. Dell dropped out of school to focu... | What school did Dell go to and later drop out of while he ran his business? | {
"answer_start": [
157
],
"text": [
"University of Texas at Austin"
]
} |
570fd1685ab6b81900391044 | Dell | Dell traces its origins to 1984, when Michael Dell created Dell Computer Corporation, which at the time did business as PC's Limited, while a student of the University of Texas at Austin. The dorm-room headquartered company sold IBM PC-compatible computers built from stock components. Dell dropped out of school to focu... | What year did Dell design its own computer? | {
"answer_start": [
421
],
"text": [
"1985"
]
} |
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