Dell, Inc. (DELL)

disasterpro (64.78) Submitted: 9/24/06 4:37 AM : Start Price: $21.51 DELL Score: -0.44

I'm on my third Dell desktop, but I won't buy another one. Their customer service used to be top notch; today it's pitiful. I have family and friends that feel the same way. The customer service wait time is exorbitant. There is a frustrating and...

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fatdiesel (95.38) Submitted: 10/04/06 3:46 AM : Start Price: $22.65 DELL Score: 3.46

A few commericals come to mind...
"Dude, you're getting a Dell." Dell guys gets caught getting high--probably while waiting for tech support.

I've been in Iraq for a couple of years, but those Capital One commercials with the Vikings reminds me of ...

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TMFNato (95.08) Submitted: 10/13/06 11:02 AM : Start Price: $24.11 DELL Score: -6.80

Yes, I used to be thumbs-down on Dell -- and I got hammered for it, appropriately. After doing a bit of research, I realized that Dell is still making plenty of cash, that it knows why it lost its way in the past few years, and that it's smartly conc...

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Wonderworm (< 20) Submitted: 11/20/06 6:10 PM : Start Price: $24.76 DELL Score: 6.12

Lost their competitive advantage over HP, New Competitors such as RACK, Long term accounting scandal, options backdating scandal, inventory build, loss of co-marketing dollars from Intel, still strong dependence on selling Intel's 32bit only laptops ...

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singhash (21.23) Submitted: 12/30/06 2:16 AM : Start Price: $25.37 DELL Score: 7.02

Lack of product quality or differentiation (commodity market).

Paltry R&D efforts (witness acquisition of geek-chic Alienware).

New products introduced and withdrawn in a hurry (remember their MP3 player? I don't.)

Channel efficiencies have been r...

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scottfm (20.16) Submitted: 1/17/07 3:43 PM : Start Price: $25.75 DELL Score: -7.79

We're coming into a major corporate PC upgrade cycle with Vista nearly out. Dell has a lot to gain in the next 2-4 years as older computers (and especially laptops) are replaced. A lot of the recent shortcomings are built into the price. Dell is goin...

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cbser2007 (92.76) Submitted: 1/22/07 1:06 PM : Start Price: $24.36 DELL Score: 3.83

Continued erosion of margins as manufacturers closer to the parts (China) build and market PCs themselves (Lenovo). Dell value add is declining. Would be interesting to see if they move further into business consulting services a'la IBM.

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mw67 (94.71) Submitted: 1/23/07 7:01 PM : Start Price: $24.41 DELL Score: 3.41

There is a saying: If you live by the sword you die by the sword.

Dell is a live by the price, therefore will die by the price.

Dell has always said that it is extremely price competitive due to its direct model which brings efficiency within the s...

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kklauscpht (< 20) Submitted: 1/31/07 11:12 PM : Start Price: $25.39 DELL Score: 5.93

Oh, Boy... here I am... on my Dell laptop... that I had to send in for service 17 (YES!! 17!!) times in ONE YEAR... (they eventually replaced it with a REFURBISHED one) Dell is no longer on top of its game... products are not what they used to be, cu...

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moneyrocket (99.00) Submitted: 2/01/07 3:16 PM : Start Price: $24.07 DELL Score: 1.32

Simpkly put it's called obsolescence. The computer is the modern version of the Smith Corona typewriter. It's a very commoditized product that has very little pricing power and it gets cheaper every year. The trend is to more mobile forms of computin...

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