A bit more like it.

[Michael Hipp]

Tony Alfrey wrote:
> On Monday 29 January 2007 11:31 am, Roger Oberholtzer wrote:
>> I personally do not like Dell, but for those who do:
>>
>> http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/e510_nseries?c=us&cs
>> =19&l=en&s=dhs
> 
> It strikes me that if they offer no support on the box, that they've 
> dramatically reduced their overall costs on this thing.  Therefore, 
> they should be nearly giving the thing away.  This is a no-risk move.  
> They tell their marketing guys to post the web page.  If they sell six 
> boxes, they covered their investment to compose the page.  The rest is 
> gravy.  

I used to be quite enamored of Dell, but dealing with them and their hardware 
gets harder all the time so I'm no longer much of a fan.

That said, I have to view this as good news. I hope they sell a zillion of 
them. Then they might find it advantageous to up the "support" another notch 
or two. It is also an (albeit very small) indication that they're beginning to 
be slightly less subservient to MS.

We can all tell our grandchildren how we were actually there to witness the 
fall of the Great Northwestern Empire.

Michael