Dell free to look at long-term strategy after going private

Michael Dell was having a great time at Dell Inc's annual conference, held to wrap up 2013, an "exciting" and "solid" year for the man and his namesake company.

"This past year has been a really big year for Dell," he said. "You may have noticed we are a private company once again. We are really excited about this."

The 48-year-old CEO kissed Wall Street goodbye and took the world's third-largest personal computer vendor private, spending nearly $25 billion.