DELL goes bye bye

Michael Dell: We Are Going Back To Our Roots Taking Dell Private

The idea behind the buyout is to radically move the company away from
the shrinking PC market and focus more on business software and
services in a way that will make the company look more like IBM.
Michael Dell wants to focus on areas like cloud computing, security
software, big data and mobile.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/nathanva...-dell-private/

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They are not going back to their roots. They are abandoning the PC
market. Remember that when it comes time to buy a new computer and
think about what kind of service you will get in the future.
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CRNG wrote:

Michael Dell: We Are Going Back To Our Roots Taking Dell Private
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They are not going back to their roots. They are abandoning the
PC market. Remember that when it comes time to buy a new computer
and think about what kind of service you will get in the future.

The same or better than it is now?

Friends don't let friends buy Dell!


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On Thu, 12 Sep 2013 15:36:42 -0500, CRNG wrote:

Michael Dell: We Are Going Back To Our Roots Taking Dell Private

The idea behind the buyout is to radically move the company away from
the shrinking PC market and focus more on business software and
services in a way that will make the company look more like IBM.
Michael Dell wants to focus on areas like cloud computing, security
software, big data and mobile.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/nathanva...-dell-private/

====================

They are not going back to their roots. They are abandoning the PC
market. Remember that when it comes time to buy a new computer and
think about what kind of service you will get in the future.

Maybe Michael Dell's idea of their roots is making profits, rather than
providing something useful for consumers :-)

Of course I actually agree with you that the quote is disingenuous...

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On 12/09/2013 2:36 PM, CRNG wrote:
Michael Dell: We Are Going Back To Our Roots Taking Dell Private

The idea behind the buyout is to radically move the company away from
the shrinking PC market and focus more on business software and
services in a way that will make the company look more like IBM.
Michael Dell wants to focus on areas like cloud computing, security
software, big data and mobile.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/nathanva...-dell-private/

====================

They are not going back to their roots. They are abandoning the PC
market. Remember that when it comes time to buy a new computer and
think about what kind of service you will get in the future.


With Win 8 sales in the pits, Android and Apple getting mroe share,
Dell's M$ only business model is on the rocks. This means Dell has to
turn itself around and reinvent itself or it will be gone in 3 years.

Todays computers are too cheap to worry about inflated contracts.
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unemployment, debt and discontentment.

On Fri, 20 Sep 2013 15:08:57 -0600, Canuck57
wrote:

On 12/09/2013 2:36 PM, CRNG wrote:
Michael Dell: We Are Going Back To Our Roots Taking Dell Private


Todays computers are too cheap to worry about inflated contracts.

Agreed.

My Dell is 10 months old (XPS 8500--i7-3770, Win 8 Pro, 16GB, 1TB,
GT640 video).

It was $700 base price, $900 delivered, with two upgrades (Win 8
upgraded to Pro and the GT640 instead of a lower ATI) and sales tax.
Costwise, it was a wash in terms of doing the upgrades, but buying the
computer "ready built" means they have to maintain it working properly
with that configuration. My biggest concern was USB 3.0 ports because
that is how I connect a variety of devices. I had added a PCIe card to
get USB 3.0 ports and it worked fine with my USB 3.0 hub.

It appears Dell has a problem with USB 3.0 hubs. They are not seen as
USB 3.0 but as USB 2.1. Motherboard replaced--no change. Devices
connected directly to PC run as USB 3.0. But NOT the hub (the one that
is known to be good).

I was curious about extending the warranty. My local system builder
offered a 3-yr "on site/next business day" warranty for $65 (yes) for
my original Vista system in 2007--which he built to my specs--so I did
have an idea of what a properly-built system warranty really costs.

A 1-yr extension of the existing Dell warranty was ~$175. A 2-yr
extension was about $275-$300. Typically, I replace systems every 5
yrs, as there usually are a number of other changes that also
necessitate replacing the case, PS, etc. This time, it was USB 3.0
ports (which I wanted) and the need to replace PS, etc.

I don't see why anyone would buy a warranty extension at those prices.

On Fri, 20 Sep 2013 18:52:35 -0500, wrote:

On Fri, 20 Sep 2013 15:08:57 -0600, Canuck57
wrote:

On 12/09/2013 2:36 PM, CRNG wrote:
Michael Dell: We Are Going Back To Our Roots Taking Dell Private


Todays computers are too cheap to worry about inflated contracts.

Agreed.

My Dell is 10 months old (XPS 8500--i7-3770, Win 8 Pro, 16GB, 1TB,
GT640 video).

It was $700 base price, $900 delivered, with two upgrades (Win 8
upgraded to Pro and the GT640 instead of a lower ATI) and sales tax.
Costwise, it was a wash in terms of doing the upgrades, but buying the
computer "ready built" means they have to maintain it working properly
with that configuration. My biggest concern was USB 3.0 ports because
that is how I connect a variety of devices. I had added a PCIe card to
get USB 3.0 ports and it worked fine with my USB 3.0 hub.

It appears Dell has a problem with USB 3.0 hubs. They are not seen as
USB 3.0 but as USB 2.1. Motherboard replaced--no change. Devices
connected directly to PC run as USB 3.0. But NOT the hub (the one that
is known to be good).

I was curious about extending the warranty. My local system builder
offered a 3-yr "on site/next business day" warranty for $65 (yes) for
my original Vista system in 2007--which he built to my specs--so I did
have an idea of what a properly-built system warranty really costs.

A 1-yr extension of the existing Dell warranty was ~$175. A 2-yr
extension was about $275-$300. Typically, I replace systems every 5
yrs, as there usually are a number of other changes that also
necessitate replacing the case, PS, etc. This time, it was USB 3.0
ports (which I wanted) and the need to replace PS, etc.

I don't see why anyone would buy a warranty extension at those prices.

They probably don't really want you to buy one, hence the pricing.
They can still offer it and if someone bits, they can afford to fix
things.