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USAFRet How? Simply be a bit less crappy than your competitors, and be the Last Man Standing after the 2000 crash. Gateway, AST, etc, etc. Reply
Mindstab Thrull So Dell started when I was I'm early teens. (I'm currently 55.) No wonder I don't remember hearing about it when I was younger. That's insane that it's become that huge a company. Mindstab Thrull Reply
EzzyB USAFRet said: How? Simply be a bit less crappy than your competitors, and be the Last Man Standing after the 2000 crash. Gateway, AST, etc, etc. Sheer volume. You think about a PC in terms of an individual would buy. Dell was a business supplier, primarily. All through the 80's, 90's and 00's when companies were buying PC's from them by the tens of thousands and then replacing all of those on a 3-year cycle. Go into any cube farm anywhere and almost all you would find would be Dell PC's. Reply
ggeeoorrggee USAFRet said: How? Simply be a bit less crappy than your competitors, and be the Last Man Standing after the 2000 crash. Gateway, AST, etc, etc. To be fair, both of those companies got bought during a time Michael Dell didn’t want to sell (understandably so). Dell also missed the mark at retail which was a good thing allowing him to charge headlong into direct sales which gave him the edge in the mid-90s onward. Dell’s forte was that they actually could be a bit crappier than the competition if the public doesn’t care about the difference and it’s backed with a modest savings. Both AST and Zeos made superior machines, but couldn’t touch Dell or Gateway on pricing, thus losing the war. Gateway screwed up by making the volume but focusing on a dying brick and mortar market. Reply
pjmelect USAFRet said: How? Simply be a bit less crappy than your competitors, and be the Last Man Standing after the 2000 crash. Gateway, AST, etc, etc. I agree, less crappy than the majority of its competitors. If they were the best they would have made less money and would not be worth as much now. They are still very expensive compared with some other better brands. I would judge them to be in the middle of the road as regard value. Reply
Skippy2 A buddy of mine tutored Michael Dell at UT… He asked him if he wanted a job and took him over to see his operation. He turned down the offer and went to work his entire careeer at NASA. Michael Dell is a Saint here in Austin, Texas. He has employed thousands of people throughout the years and has given back to the community in so many ways. Reply
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