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Dell sued by Finnish company over $70M price increase for data centre servers

21 days ago

Irish Dell sued by Finnish XTX over $70M server price increase for data center.
XTX claims $549M agreed price, paid extra $5M to avoid future hikes, disputes new $62-70M charge.
Dell cites component cost rise, unwilling to lose millions; other clients accepted adjustments.

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