Dell & Sub $1000
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I don't know whether Dell will or will not get into this segment of the business but one thing is for sure if they do they won't do it just to increase market share and revenue alone.Also note a company by definition is supposed to be a dynamic entity and as such change is inevitable and desired as opposed to stagnation,status quo and premature demise.
Here is some information on the sub $1000 issue and Dell.
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Michael Dell on Feb.11,1999.
"In an interview five days before Dell released earnings, Michael Dell was asked whether the company had plans to branch off its current product line.
"No," he said. "Not big changes there."
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T.R Reid Dell's spokeperson on sub 1000 while commenting recently on the issue.
"..Dell spokesman T.R. Reid said that with improved, low-cost processors, including Intel Corp.'s latest Celeron chip, the profitability of low-end PCs may be changing along with their performance.
"We may be able to build a way to play in there with some profitability," Reid said. "We're not interested in revenue per se, or market share per se, certainly not without a satisfactory return for our investors."
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In any case, some analysts aren't convinced Dell will enter the sub-$1,000 market in the near future.
"I didn't really get a sense that it is something they would be going straight into," said Schelley Olhava of IDC. "They're investigating it."
In an interview five days before Dell released earnings, Michael Dell was asked whether the company had plans to branch off its current product line.
"No," he said. "Not big changes there."
The company, which has announced partnerships with Internet service providers and cable companies in recent months, plans to announce a new offering next week in San Francisco. That, and the company's registration of dellauction.com, has fueled speculation about an Internet-related business.
(Source:Austin American) |
