Don't Overlook Dell's Desperation in Retail Move

The Business Press Maven just got finished Friday telling investors how the business media needs to compare numbers more often -- in this case the number of shares purported to be involved in a share buyback to the shares outstanding -- when I decided to slip back into my normal routine.

I am Henry Higgins to the business media's Eliza Doolittle, and Eliza -- words, words, words.

Specifically, you must compare current actions to the most-appropriate words of the past. It is the only way for investors to get a handle on what is going to happen in the future -- and why. ...