DELL looking out for Numero Uno aka Adding insult to injury!!!WOW!!!
PAL:
Say have you all see this report from new.com??? Say where is Eddie Kim when you need him?????<vbg> He said Dell's ASP is dropping faster than CPQ or something, my A%$ (asset)!
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Dell looks out for No. 1
By Michael Kanellos
Staff Writer, CNET NEWS.COM
August 18, 1998, 4:00 a.m. PT
With its strong market growth, stable margins, and growing brand name cach‚, Dell Computer appears to have a chance to take the No. 1 position in the U.S. PC market, although observers caution the window of opportunity will stay open for only so long.
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In the second calendar quarter, Dell's unit shipments grew by 72 percent over the same quarter a year ago, more than seven times faster than the market and faster than Compaq Computer, IBM, or Hewlett-Packard, according to International Data Corporation.
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Interestingly enough, the company's growth trajectory comes at a time when the average price of a Dell PC is still higher than those from competitors. ..........
Still, that compares favorably to an average selling price of $2,200 for HP and Gateway systems and $1,800 for Compaq, which was effected the most by inventory problems. Other analysts roughly confer on these figures.
Adding insult to injury, Dell's gross margins stands at a relatively high 22.3 percent, Kumar said, because of its build-to-order manufacturing capabilities.
A concerted, albeit expensive, marketing push could vault Dell past Compaq to become the chief supplier in U.S. PCs, said Dataquest's Miller. But is that really a goal anyone wants to aspire to?...
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