Listen to Michael Dell dance around innovation

satchmosatchmo
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This video clip clearly shows he has no answer regarding innovation. Dell does not innovate, they just wait until technologies become a standard and then jump on the bandwagon.

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  • Reply 1 of 11
    kelibkelib Posts: 740member
    [quote]Originally posted by satchmo:

    <strong><a href="http://news.com.com/2001-12-0.html?tag=tab#"; target="_blank">http://news.com.com/2001-12-0.html?tag=tab#</a>;



    This video clip clearly shows he has no answer regarding innovation. Dell does not innovate, they just wait until technologies become a standard and then jump on the bandwagon.</strong><hr></blockquote> Add to that, they do it well and make money out of it. That's what Dell is all about
  • Reply 2 of 11
    satchmosatchmo Posts: 2,699member
    [quote]Originally posted by kelib:

    <strong> Add to that, they do it well and make money out of it. That's what Dell is all about</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Yes, they do things well. Just don't call it innovation.
  • Reply 3 of 11
    matsumatsu Posts: 6,558member
    Actually Dell said a lot of good things, like commoditization is good for the customer, for one it cuts prices nearly in half. Steve, I hope you're taking notes.
  • Reply 4 of 11
    alcimedesalcimedes Posts: 5,486member
    [quote] like commoditization is good for the customer<hr></blockquote>



    actually, it is often times a bad thing. usually after a product hits commodity status, one giant company will slowly take over the market, as people continue to just buy from the cheapest vendor. eventually this company will have enough clout to begin creeping prices back up. after a few years, prices will be back up high, and there will be little to no progress in the field anymore.



    at this time, you also open the door for a variety of serious problems that are based around 1 company providing the vast majority of a product. for example, a defective part now makes it into the majority of the product line. weaknesses are all the same, and so vast as to be almost impossible to miss.



    there are a lot of reasons to want to avoid commoditization.
  • Reply 5 of 11
    eugeneeugene Posts: 8,254member
    [quote]Originally posted by Matsu:

    <strong>commoditization is good for the customer</strong><hr></blockquote>



    <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />
  • Reply 6 of 11
    i can't believe it's not butteri can't believe it's not butter Posts: 72member
    [quote]Originally posted by Matsu:

    <strong>Actually Dell said a lot of good things, like commoditization is good for the customer, for one it cuts prices nearly in half.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Someone must have just seen the Bizzaro World episode of Seinfeld...



    Well, I hope he did.







    More like it's good for Mike Dell.



    [ 10-11-2002: Message edited by: I Can't Believe It's Not Butter ]</p>
  • Reply 7 of 11
    matsumatsu Posts: 6,558member
    Yuck it up, but so far it's been true. Dell will never monopolize personal computing. There'll always be a handful of major players and many smaller outfits. Is there only one brand of TV's or stereos or VCR's or calculators or kitchen appliances? No. You can't apply the negatives of monopolies in power or telco to computers because they are two very different beasts. The moment prices begin to creep up that will open space for new competition to drive it down again. Computer hardware will NEVER get more expensive, not over the long run.



    [ 10-11-2002: Message edited by: Matsu ]</p>
  • Reply 8 of 11
    eskimoeskimo Posts: 474member
    [quote]Originally posted by Matsu:

    <strong> Computer hardware will NEVER get more expensive, not over the long run.



    [ 10-11-2002: Message edited by: Matsu ]</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Apple being the exception to that rule
  • Reply 9 of 11
    kelibkelib Posts: 740member
    [quote]Originally posted by Eskimo:

    <strong>



    Apple being the exception to that rule </strong><hr></blockquote> Are you saying Apple HW is more expensive now than let's say 3 years ago? I don't think so. At least try and back this up



    [ 10-11-2002: Message edited by: kelib ]</p>
  • Reply 10 of 11
    klinuxklinux Posts: 453member
    [quote]Originally posted by satchmo:

    <strong><a href="http://news.com.com/2001-12-0.html?tag=tab#"; target="_blank">http://news.com.com/2001-12-0.html?tag=tab#</a>;



    This video clip clearly shows he has no answer regarding innovation. Dell does not innovate, they just wait until technologies become a standard and then jump on the bandwagon.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    And today's "Duh!" award goes to...
  • Reply 11 of 11
    frawgzfrawgz Posts: 547member
    [quote]Originally posted by Matsu:

    <strong>Actually Dell said a lot of good things, like commoditization is good for the customer, for one it cuts prices nearly in half. Steve, I hope you're taking notes.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    I like my Mac because it's not a generic commodity...
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