The article says Dell would be valued at $22B such that Microsoft would be a "bit player" with $1-3B. Yet it says Microsoft would "influence the direction of th

The article says Dell would be valued at $22B such that Microsoft would be a "bit player" with $1-3B. Yet it says Microsoft would "influence the direction of the company" and could "push back against such plans" [to reinvent itself away from being just a PC vendor]. How does a "bit player" with a minority investment influence a company? How does that work, why does the company care what the "bit player" says or wants? It already has the money, where is the leverage?