A bit more like it.

[Kurt Wall]

On Mon, Jan 29, 2007 at 05:14:42PM -0600, Michael Hipp wrote:
> 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.  
> 
> 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 upped our support, so up yours! ;-)

Kurt
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