Mohan,
This is the second part of my message to you.
In some respects, it wouldn't be rocket science for Dell to build a high-end audio workstation. For the most part, a high RPM audio-visual hard drive (or array), a high end digital sound card (Yamaha, Turtle Beach, Digital Audio Labs, etc.), audio-oriented connectivity, and of course high speed bus, fast Pentium, etc. would be all that's necessary as basic hardware upgrades.
Dell could dominate this niche within a short period of time. And again, the "image value" of penetrating this market, while difficult to quantify, could be significant. Remember, in addition to home recordists like me, there are the schools and universities (could tie in well with Dell's current push into the educational market), studios, broadcast facilities, advertising agencies, web site developers, etc., etc., etc.
The current offerings like MP3 and other audio compression technology are basically interim measures until the broadband supply catches up with the broadband demand.
Dell can, as in other market segments, take the leadership position in the global, high-end audio workstation market. (And sell the high end components at Gigabuys too!).
This is just one small step for Dell,...
Regards,
George Wave |
