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Will Dell go bust?
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Doesn't seem like an industry that leads to a company evaporating like Enron. Dell is in decline though, and eventually it's pretty likely some other company will just gobble them up when the price seems right.
Yeah that's true, you don't hear of too many going bust like this, although TiNY did a few years back
That would make more sense, but who'd pay money for such a sinking ship? I guess they have the infrastructure and supply chain set up, not to mention buying power although in such circumstances that would diminish.
Another quality post by Nazmac21
More proof that quantity does not equal quality, unless your ultimate goal is a manure business.
More proof that quantity does not equal quality, unless your ultimate goal is a manure business.
And this guy deals a lot of manure....
On the other hand, Dell could just go and buy Acer, which apparently is a snip at US$4 Billion...
"Dell 2.0..." God help us!
Dell dips 4% and were talking its demise? Thats funny. Also Dell does something Apple cant or wont and thats build the machine for the customer. Thats a huge advantage in the market place.
Thats funny. Also Dell does something Apple cant or wont and thats build the machine for the customer. Thats a huge advantage in the market place.
Dell dips 4% and were talking its demise?
I agree it might be premature - but still doesn't stop lots of papers suggesting the idea.
It's just difficult to see a way they can stop the slide at the moment. The options thing has the potential to really mess things up (and for Apple too.).
Incidentally, this isn't a Dell vs Apple debate...
Dells Dip along with others may have a lot to do with Vista's delay after delay after Delay. I know this isnt a Dell vs Apple debate but I use both and really like my Dell Tower. I wish Apple had a Mid grade tower but they just dont want to build one.
As you say, this isn't a question of Dell vs Apple... Dell has been in decline for a lot longer than this past quarter and I doubt Michael Dell would take the reigns if it was just a case of riding out any Vista delay blips (even though that would be a bad plan too as Vista appears to be bombing depending on which reports you read).
There's clearly big problems at the company. You could even draw some tenuous comparisons with Dell in 2007 and Apple in 1997: Cash reserves in the bank but the actual business is dying a death.
What I'm asking is that if they continue as they are and then get hit with something on the backdating scandal that knocks say 50% off their value or more, what could happen?
I know how you feel, I want Aston Martin to make a nice car with a Kia price but they just dont want to build one.
Not much of an advantage in the market place if the company can't make enough money doing it to stay afloat.
A huge advantage in what way? It's nice for the customer, but it may be costly for Dell.
I don't know if Dell is in trouble, but there are a lot of businesses that come back after hitting a low. And remember, some computer companies are making a profit, and Dell sells essentially the same product as everyone else. So what's differentiating these companies is.........name? Reputation? Cool factor? Product aesthetics?
Dell still sells computers that are 95% the same as everyone else. All the computers nowadays are so similar that slight improvements in things like service and reliability may cause their rep may go back up.
yet they make a car with a price corresponding to a used kia (mac mini)
thats a pretty bad analogy
I think it's a mixture of lacking cool and poor customer service. They're really working on the latter apparently - it's a priority. But then they say that and days later have another complete fiasco with their Vista upgrade scheme.
I'm not sure you can make those mistakes when you're doing well, let alone when you're doing badly (and the company is doing badly by its own standards - look at this recent history of business stories).
One can only hope.
Living in a country where Dell is not and never has been #1, I don't actually see them as too much of a threat
Living in a country where Dell is not and never has been #1, I don't actually see them as too much of a threat
i think these days they're not number one anywher, but it's only really in the US and UK where they've been at the top or close to it before. That's part of the problem apparently.
HP and co. are better at being a global business, whereas Dell relies on the US market.
One can only hope.
I think Michael Dell likes busts on others, not himself -- so it is unlikely he will go busty.