Dell profit falls 33%

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch)
Dell Inc. on Tuesday reported a fiscal first quarter profit of $635 million, or 36 cents a share, compared with a profit of $945 million, or 49 cents a share, for the year-earlier period
Revenue was $14.4 billion, down from $15 billion
Adjusted profit was 43 cents a share
Analysts were expecting the Round Rock, Tex.-based company to report a profit of 46 cents a share, on revenue of $14.9 billion, based on a consensus survey by FactSet Research