I heard recently through a very reliable source about Dell's practices regarding their Research and Development.
To put it simply, there is none. It is Dell's policy to watch trends and technology in the marketplace, and time their production so that when a certain technology has gained a specific level of maturity and interest, they produce the hell out of it, undercut the prices, and make a buck off of someone elses idea. To put it very simply, they copy the popular technology and sell it. They admittedly do this.
The reason this came about is because the firm I work at had developed a prototype for a type of hardware that we thought Dell would be interested in helping pioneer. The meeting was ended when the Dell people basically said, that they dont do much pioneering, just sell computers they know will sell. They then promptly suggested that we go to Sony or Apple, because Dell wants to see them produce it so they can later sell a version of it.
Well, if a company wants to make money, thats a way of doing it, but it sure isnt giving one sh*t about the computer marketplace, or even consumers.
Apple has a passion for making great computers and great operating systems, and they are very unique in doing that. Without Apple, the computer market would have been ugly, dull, and less friendly. I mean, we wouldnt even have firewire for crying out loud. I guess we just have remember that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
Either way,
Dude, Im getting an Apple
To put it simply, there is none. It is Dell's policy to watch trends and technology in the marketplace, and time their production so that when a certain technology has gained a specific level of maturity and interest, they produce the hell out of it, undercut the prices, and make a buck off of someone elses idea. To put it very simply, they copy the popular technology and sell it. They admittedly do this.
The reason this came about is because the firm I work at had developed a prototype for a type of hardware that we thought Dell would be interested in helping pioneer. The meeting was ended when the Dell people basically said, that they dont do much pioneering, just sell computers they know will sell. They then promptly suggested that we go to Sony or Apple, because Dell wants to see them produce it so they can later sell a version of it.
Well, if a company wants to make money, thats a way of doing it, but it sure isnt giving one sh*t about the computer marketplace, or even consumers.
Apple has a passion for making great computers and great operating systems, and they are very unique in doing that. Without Apple, the computer market would have been ugly, dull, and less friendly. I mean, we wouldnt even have firewire for crying out loud. I guess we just have remember that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
Either way,
Dude, Im getting an Apple
