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Dell earnings disappoint, tech spending seen weak

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Dell Inc posted a surprisingly steep drop in quarterly earnings and said companies around the world are cutting back on technology spending, sending its shares tumbling and sparking fears of weakness in the whole tech sector. <p><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/technologyNews?a=rb3LiC"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/technologyNews?i=rb3LiC" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/technologyNews?a=7BlyRK"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/technologyNews?i=7BlyRK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/technologyNews?a=ciU22k"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/technologyNews?i=ciU22k" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/technologyNews?a=sCJTpk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/technologyNews?i=sCJTpk" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/technologyNews/~4/377438967" height="1" width="1"/>