To: Kirk © who wrote (2038 ) 10/25/2002 12:22:08 PM From: Dave B Read Replies (1) | Respond to Kirk,I just don't see Dell doing this sort of innovation and competing in that market... "Many network switching customers are server and PC customers. They really like having one phone number to call," said Kim Goodman, vice president of Dell's networking business. Goodman asserted Dell's approach to networking gear is the same as its traditional approach to PCs. "If it's not fully standardized, we're not likely to have a Dell product." Another partnership that has also proved somewhat troublesome for Dell has been its relationship with Intel Corp. While Dell has historically relied solely on the company to provide all the microprocessors that power its computer products, recently Dell executives have found themselves at odds with Intel, of Santa Clara, Calif., over the chip maker's design of its first 64-bit microprocessor, called Itanium. The chip, co-developed by HP, features a new architecture that is largely incompatible with existing Windows-based applications. Dell executives privately admit they would have preferred a chip design that was fully compatible with existing applications. after the product has been commoditized through optimized manufacturing and by cutting out the distribution channel. It's a very different model, even though it still looks like they're a "technology" company.
