Dell has finaly sold out...

[docutech 10+ year member]

...to Wal-Mart //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/*******.gif.a649d21efc0d1fd4890a6428166586c1.gif

Corporate ******* at it's finest. I never thought I would see the day...

http://www.walmart.com/dell

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[95BlackGA 5,000+ posts]

I saw that the other day while pickin' up some groceries, I didn't think Wal-Mart would sink that low.

 

[phantom240 5,000+ posts]

Might as well... After going to Vista as the only operating system, no XP option... DELL is DEFINATELY ftmfl all day every day.

 

[docutech 10+ year member]

Might as well... After going to Vista as the only operating system, no XP option... DELL is DEFINATELY ftmfl all day every day.

I lol'ed. Literaly!

 

[bk12321 10+ year member]

ugh... never thought i'd see the day

i guess they are just out to get money though so i cant blame them.

 

[DaGh0st 5,000+ posts]

I was in wallyworld a few days ago and was wondering why they had Dell banners and pics everywhere.

 

[mrogowski 5,000+ posts]

This will be interesting. We'll see who puts the squeeze on who in a few years.

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

...to Wal-Mart //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/*******.gif.a649d21efc0d1fd4890a6428166586c1.gif
Corporate ******* at it's finest. I never thought I would see the day...

http://www.walmart.com/dell

Corporate *******?

Getting a contract to have the largest retail outlet in the country as one of your vendors isn't what I would call corporate *******....but perhaps my understanding of economics and yours do not quite mesh...

ugh... never thought i'd see the day
i guess they are just out to get money though so i cant blame them.

Bingo!

I was in wallyworld a few days ago and was wondering why they had Dell banners and pics everywhere.

And the monster machine that is called Marketing marches on...

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

Might as well... After going to Vista as the only operating system, no XP option... DELL is DEFINATELY ftmfl all day every day.

Dell still offers XP, i ordered one last week and it arrived yesterday.

 

[Pl8er 5,000+ posts]

Dell still offers XP, i ordered one last week and it arrived yesterday.

X2 (at least on them still having XP) they just don't advertise it. Corporate customers were really getting annoyed with vista and demanded XP, its still available but they will try to push vista.

Also, I never understand why people have to hate when companies make huge deals like this? I mean, they are a large company trying to make money.....just makes for a smart move to pair up with such a large retail outlet.

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

Item Description Unit Price Quantity Total Price

Dimension C521

AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core 4000+, Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition $938.00 1 $938.00

Dimension C521 AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core 4000+

[222-8123]

Memory 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz- 2DIMMs

[311-6630]

Keyboard Dell USB Keyboard

[310-8025]

Monitors 19 inch SE198WFP Widescreen Flat Panel Monitor

[320-5715]

Video Cards 128MB ATI Radeon X1300

[320-5104]

Hard Drives 160GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™

[341-4063]

Floppy Drive and Media Reader No Floppy Drive Included

[313-4717]

Operating System Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition

you just have to look for it.

 

[WhoSayWho? 5,000+ posts]

This will be interesting. We'll see who puts the squeeze on who in a few years.

Yeah, no kidding. Smart money would be on Wal-Mart. They are well practiced in such matters.

 

[phantom240 5,000+ posts]

X2 (at least on them still having XP) they just don't advertise it. Corporate customers were really getting annoyed with vista and demanded XP, its still available but they will try to push vista.

Ah. See when I went and priced out a computer, XP wasn't an option. They must have brought it back seeing as Vista is by far the worst operating system known to man. I would take Windows 3.1 over Vista any day. Try me.

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

Corporate *******?Getting a contract to have the largest retail outlet in the country as one of your vendors isn't what I would call corporate *******....but perhaps my understanding of economics and yours do not quite mesh...

Bingo!

And the monster machine that is called Marketing marches on...

Hate to agree with the crowd here...

Wall Street agrees with them as well.

Dell's competitive advantage lied in thier ability to synthesize mass production with customization. No easy feat. By mass marketing to Wal-Mart, they are essentially abondoning that business plan, to a small degree.

Unlike most of Wal-Mart's suppliers, Dell operates independantly by also selling direct. (Digital Designs also does this. )If wal-mart squeezed too tight, then Dell would simply pack up and move.

Some analysts see this as the beginning of the end for Dell, as they do not have the corporate culture nor expertise to thrive is mass market retail sales. They also do not have the cost cutting ability of competitors such as HP or Lenoco (The Chinese company that bought IBM's PC building businsess, I may have spelled it wrong) . Dell cannot compete on those terms.

Personally, I feel that this is just another channel of distribution for their product. You don't impulse buy a custom computer from Dell. However, you might see a new flashy, screen at wal-mart and think it may be time for an upgrade.

It is far too soon to tell.

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

Ah. See when I went and priced out a computer, XP wasn't an option. They must have brought it back seeing as Vista is by far the worst operating system known to man. I would take Windows 3.1 over Vista any day. Try me.

My little brother has Vista. No problems as of yet.