Dell doings

Posted by Vic Laurie
May 25, 2007

Dell is in the news a lot lately. Having fallen out of first spot for computer manufacturers, the company, under its returned founder Michael Dell, has been making a number of changes. The Dell business model of doing business only on-line or at some mall kiosks is being dropped modified and it has been announced that it will be selling some lower-end computer models at the big chain Wal-mart. Many in the industry see this as a big step for Dell, with both good and bad implications for the Dell bottom-line. Writing at Market Watch, John Dvorak opines:

The street is buzzing about the announcement that Dell will sell at least two of its desktop lines of computers in the over 3000 Wal-Mart stores and partially abandon the direct sales model it perfected over the years.
Is it an act of desperation or an act of genius?
On first glance I’d say desperation but one cannot overlook the fact that Michael Dell himself is back at the helm of the company he founded. Was bringing Michael back actually the act of desperation?

On another front, Dell has given the details about the units with Linux pre-installed that the company announced earlier. The Dell blog says (with corrections added by the Dell author):

It’s finally here. Later today, Dell will offer U.S customers three different systems with Ubuntu 7.04 installed: the XPS 410n and Dimension E520n desktops and the Inspiron E1505n notebook. These systems will be are now available at www.dell.com/open by 4pm CST today. Starting price for the E520n desktop and the E1505n notebook is $599; the XPS 410n starts at $899 $849. Note from Lionel: My apologies, but I had included an incorrect starting price for the XPS 410n. It will be $849.

Hardware support will come from Dell. Beyond that, users can turn to the Linux section of the Dell Community Forum for help and also get the latest updates from our Linux team at www.dell.com/linux http://linux.dell.com. Users also have fee-based options for operating system support through Canonical, including 30-day Get Started, One-year Basic and One-year Standard.

Hardware, Other operating systems

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