Dell Inc. Chief Executive Michael Dell said in an interview with CNBC on Friday the focus of the company, which he is taking private, will include expanding sales capacity and growing in emerging markets and tablets.

Dell, who won a battle with activist Carl Icahn to win control of the computer company, also said he will shift from a quarterly focus to a "five-year, ten-year focus."

He does not foresee a Dell entry into the cell phone market.

"We're really focused on our customers and building out end-to-end solutions," Dell said. "It's really about changing our focus from a quarterly focus to a longer term, five year, 10 year focus, doubling down on the investments" to serve Dell's customers, he said.

"Our main business is helping our customers secure, protect their data and access it from any device they want to," he added.