Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 19th Aug 2006 16:10 UTC
Hardware, Embedded Systems You would have thought, in view of the week's events, that Michael Dell would show up at a greet-the-folks gathering here Friday looking like some whiter shade of pale. Not a bit: Appearing in a packed hotel ballroom during a brief stopover, the founder and chairman of the computer maker Dell seemed to glow a sort of sun-drenched pink as he defended his company and his actions. "There are a number of things a company might do in this situation - run and hide, wait for the regulators or claim it's not a problem," Dell told an audience convened by the local chamber of commerce. "We've exercised an abundance of caution. Beyond all the hysteria, we're doing the right thing for our customers, and they'll appreciate it in the long run."
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Box Shifters
by segedunum on Sat 19th Aug 2006 20:40 UTC
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2005-07-06

One of the reasons for Dell's problems is that they have this bizare idea that they are somehow an IT services company. It's the reason why the company was renamed from Dell Computer to just plain Dell. PC World have been doing the same thing.

Sorry, but you're a bunch of box shifters, and that's what people expect of you.

RE: Box Shifters
by segedunum on Sun 20th Aug 2006 16:22 in reply to "Box Shifters"
segedunum Member since:
2005-07-06

Didn't know there were so many avid Dell fans around :-). I'm afraid a large part of Dell's problems is that they're no trying to convince people they're an IT services company - like it or not. Considering Dell's market, it just isn't going to work.

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