The story of Dell’s proposed buyout tells us a lot about the challenges of the PC industry in general.
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Another Reason for Dell’s Decline: The Shrinking Importance of PC Customization
A world that doesn’t need built-to-order PCs doesn’t necessarily need Dell.
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I Remember Dell, Back When It Was Dell
Once upon a time, Michael Dell’s company was as good at what it did as any business on the planet
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More Proof That the Future of Tech Is Unknowable
ZDNet’s Ed Bott has an entertaining post on tech research giant Gartner and its predictions and advice for the tech industry. Such as its 2006 proposal that Apple get out of the computer business and license OS X to Dell:
“Apple should leverage its close relationship with Intel and team up with Intel’s closest ally, Dell,” the report
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Origin EON11-S Review: 11-inch Ultraportable Gaming, Alive and Well
A couple years ago, 11-inch laptop gaming was all the rage. Dell led the charge with the Alienware M11x, a netbook-style 11.6-inch laptop that weighed just 4.5 pounds, featured surprisingly high-end gaming specs, and was updated …
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Dell’s Little Big Ultrabook Looks Like a Winner
The more Ultrabooks that got unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show, the more convinced I became that it’s silly to discuss them as if they were a coherent new class of portable computer. No two manufacturers seem to agree …
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Ultrabooks: Bringing Sexy Back to PCs
Once upon a time, the PC had no rivals. Back in the era before smart phones, tablets, Internet-savvy HDTVs and other gadgets-come-lately, it was the most important technology product in the world, and therefore inherently …
Intel’s Big Double Push for 2012: Ultrabooks and Smartphones
This could be a big, busy year for Intel. While the processor giant has reportedly earmarked more advertising dollars for its ultrabook initiative than it’s spent promoting any other project since 2003 – remember Centrino? – …
Dell’s Macbook Air Rival Coming Soon
The Macbook Air rivals are coming.
It started with Samsung’s Series 9, a pair of ultra-thin laptops cased in aircraft-grade materials and running on Intel’s latest Sandy Bridge platform. As you might expect, pricing caused a wince at $1,200 for an 11-inch model and $1,650 for a 13-inch model.
Next up is Dell, which will do its best …
Can Dell Get Tablets Right with a 10-Inch Streak Pro?
In the game of Android tablets, Dell has two strikes against it.
Strike one was the original Dell Streak, a 5-inch tablet remarkable for its lack of identity. Was it an oversized phone, or a diminutive tablet? Dell’s press releases suggested the latter, but the only way to reduce the Streak’s shocking $550 price tag was to sign up for …
Alienware Bolsters Gaming Portables, Adds Monster 18-inch
13 too small? 15 too big? Why not settle for 14-inches of portable powerhouse gaming? Or don’t settle at all with the “most powerful 18-inch gaming laptop in the universe.” Or how about just going the ultraportable route with “the most-powerful sub-14-inch notebook in the universe”?
Dell: Apple iPad Will Lose to Android, Windows Tablets
Just when you thought it was safe to pick up an iPad, Dell claims Apple’s days as the tablet industry’s big kahuna are numbered–and I’m sure you’re totally surprised.
Meet Dell’s global head of marketing, Andy Lark, who didn’t mince words about Apple’s prospects during a recent chat with CIO Australia. While Lark acknowledged the …
