Dell Following Apple's Retail Example?

[081440]

😱 I don't believe it!! Look what Dell built!

By the way... If you made the photo GREAT JOB!!!

 

[jhu]

So now repeat after me:

"Mr. Jobs, what would ya do to fix Dell's failed retail attempt?"

"What would I do? I'd shut it down and give the money back to the shareholders."

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of course, that would only fly if dell was unprofitable as apple was back then. as it stands now, dell still makes 3x more money than apple.

 

[MacsomJRR]

You can't buy a Dell computer in these stores??? That is a really great idea (sarcasm). I'll drive my butt all the way down to the Dell store so I can play with Dell computers that run Windows just the same way that any other computer runs Windows only it'll be on a slightly different Dell branded laptop/desktop. Then I'll order one and wait 2+ months for it to arrive.

Man that is dumb.

 

[Mac Fly (film)]

Which store looks better??

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I'm going to go with the one on the left....




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You Don't know your left form your right 😀

 

[octoberdeath]

someone might have already said this but... this is retarded!! i mean really. Dell come off it your not going to do a good business. we had a gateway store once where i'm from and what happened to it? it no longer exist!! thats what happened to it. thats exactly whats going to happen to these stores too.

 

[Sun Baked]

You Don't know your left form your right 😀

He's probably the guy that bought Enron's E, and is waiting to complete his collection of funky corporate headquarter E's with Dells bankrupcty.

Some people do like some odd things, heck they even collect them. 😱

 

[gkarris]

Come on, drop your prejudice, please...usually Indian programmers and IT workers are MILES better and more creative than any Americans...sorry about that, but you are far from competitive now...that's why Bangalore rules for IT companies in general...

And no, I am not from India.

And Apple Computers are originally from????

The first man on the moon is from???

The man who invented the light bulb is from???

The brothers who invented the flying machine are from???

Sounds like you're prejudice against us Americans... maybe you'd think twice if you lost your career to some sweatshop overseas...

 

[celavato]

I disagree with most of the comments here. I often "audition" new products at the Apple Store, but then order them online so that I don't have to lug them home (Apple offers free shipping on many products). I recently did this with the iPod Hi-Fi.

Also, Dell can use the Alienware brand to lure people in -- perhaps sponsoring gaming contests.

The stores could work -- it all depends on the execution. If the stores resemble Gateway Country stores, they will flop. Dell must think different to succeed.

 

[Savage Henry]

And Apple Computers are originally from????

The first man on the moon is from???

The man who invented the light bulb is from???

The brothers who invented the flying machine are from???

Sounds like you're prejudice against us Americans... maybe you'd think twice if you lost your career to some sweatshop overseas...

Wow ... this thread is really stooping into depths of pointlessness.

I'd join the debate but my brain is still active.🙄

 

[MikeJett86]

I'm going to go with the basic gist of this thread and say this won't work out. Look at the Gateway Country stores ... those failed and they were in strip malls (at least all the ones I ever saw were) and the rent for strip malls is far cheaper than the proposed Northpark Mall location in Dallas, Tx. Being from Dallas Northpark is, imo, the high class mall in town (even more so than The Gallaria now) so Dell is basically going to open a store where you can't walk out with something in your hands and pay a huge ammount in rent to do so. I also don't believe this venture will work as a drop off point for repair because for one, no one is going to walk into Northpark mall carrying a dell tower under their arm, they will be scoffed at and made to feel like a pion ... hell I feel like I'm being judged as a "lesser" person when I walk into that mall and thats just for walking in .... so anyway ... am I going to go check it out when it opens? yes. Am I going to buy anything? If I can get one of their LCDs for $200 maybe .... Do I still love my macbook pro with all of my technology addicted heart? hell yes. and most importantly, will I try to sneak a thumb drive in with spyware of some kind? you betch'a ... not because I want information or to harm anyone but because I think it's important for people to know that when you buy dell you're buying spyware, viruses and other things that just get in the way.

 

[supremedesigner]

A retail store where you can't walk out with the product... absolutely ridiculous. 🙄

I was so glad to see our Gateway store close shop, and proud to say I never stepped foot in it. 😉 Now it's a Men's Wearhouse.

Still waiting patiently for an Apple Store here, a ten minute drive would be SO much better than a six hour drive. Come on Apple! Help me out here, gas prices are killin' me! 😀

It was closed next to the mall BUT it was a nice visit to that store. No offense but I just wish it hadn't closed down and I'd visit more often until we get a new apple store around in Knoxville, TN. 🙂