Comments on: Michael Dell’s Lousy Investment Advice http://www.grokdotcom.com/2007/10/08/michael-dells-lousy-investment-advice/ Marketing blog focused on marketing optimization, improving website conversion rates, search engine marketing, web analytics, word of mouth, etc. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:46:09 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Mark http://www.grokdotcom.com/2007/10/08/michael-dells-lousy-investment-advice/comment-page-1/#comment-240975 Mark Mon, 08 Oct 2007 22:32:45 +0000 http://www.grokdotcom.com/2007/10/08/michael-dells-lousy-investment-advice/#comment-240975 Well, you have to hand it to Apple. They have come back from the brink of disaster to build a very hot brand. I agree, there are cracks in that brand at the moment, especially given their weird insistence on controlling the channel so tightly (they've always been like this) and doing things like exclusives to AT&T. But, Dell really doesn't seem to be an innovator in the same way. They've got a killer distribution model in a terrible commodity business. 15 years from now? Apple will be in the entertainment business and Dell will be absorbed into some Chinese hardware behemoth. Only, I don't think it'll take 15 years, unless it takes that long to get Congress to approve sales of American companies to the Chinese. Well, you have to hand it to Apple. They have come back from the brink of disaster to build a very hot brand. I agree, there are cracks in that brand at the moment, especially given their weird insistence on controlling the channel so tightly (they’ve always been like this) and doing things like exclusives to AT&T. But, Dell really doesn’t seem to be an innovator in the same way. They’ve got a killer distribution model in a terrible commodity business.

15 years from now? Apple will be in the entertainment business and Dell will be absorbed into some Chinese hardware behemoth. Only, I don’t think it’ll take 15 years, unless it takes that long to get Congress to approve sales of American companies to the Chinese.

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]]> By: Mary Schmidt http://www.grokdotcom.com/2007/10/08/michael-dells-lousy-investment-advice/comment-page-1/#comment-240912 Mary Schmidt Mon, 08 Oct 2007 22:00:57 +0000 http://www.grokdotcom.com/2007/10/08/michael-dells-lousy-investment-advice/#comment-240912 I'll make the prediction if you can tell me what's Dell's big competitive advantage? (I'd say differentiator but I'm trying to cut back on marketing speak.) I’ll make the prediction if you can tell me what’s Dell’s big competitive advantage? (I’d say differentiator but I’m trying to cut back on marketing speak.)

]]> By: Chuck McKay http://www.grokdotcom.com/2007/10/08/michael-dells-lousy-investment-advice/comment-page-1/#comment-240895 Chuck McKay Mon, 08 Oct 2007 21:52:54 +0000 http://www.grokdotcom.com/2007/10/08/michael-dells-lousy-investment-advice/#comment-240895 I'm terrible as a fortune teller, but my iPod synchs perfectly with my Dell laptop. About a month ago I poured a cup of coffee into my Dell. It went instantly dead. (Prefers decaf?) Dell replaced it under warrantee. I've never owned a Mac, but my friends do, and rave about 'em. Does anyone know, does a Mac warrantee cover clumsy owners? I’m terrible as a fortune teller, but my iPod synchs perfectly with my Dell laptop.

About a month ago I poured a cup of coffee into my Dell. It went instantly dead. (Prefers decaf?)

Dell replaced it under warrantee.

I’ve never owned a Mac, but my friends do, and rave about ‘em. Does anyone know, does a Mac warrantee cover clumsy owners?

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