The ignominious death of Dell

[Fred A. Miller]

On 07/01/2010 11:46 PM, Christopher Chan wrote:
> On Friday, July 02, 2010 10:14 AM, Fred A. Miller wrote:
>   
>> On 07/01/2010 09:21 PM, Christopher Chan wrote:
>>     
>>> Ha! Too bad we have the likes of Lenovo not doing much better either.
>>> Done some motherboard replacements due to blown caps, all near the end
>>> of the three year warranty. Still got a few more Lenovos that are still
>>> going (those must get plenty of ventilation of something to not heat up
>>> and blow...) but I sure ain't buying another Lenovo. As for the case
>>> mentioned in the article, I have known about it for a long time already
>>> but it won't stop me from getting a Dell. I have not had problems with
>>> their newer models.
>>>
>>> Bad batches/models are common in IT space. They don't make that big a
>>> difference unless you have something against the company. Like how I
>>> will never buy anything Sony today.
>>>
>>>       
>> I stay away from Sony as well, but more because of their VERY strong
>> stance on
>> DRM and all-ball chipsets in their 'puters.
>>
>>     
> And not because of their rootkits?
>   

Sorry......forgot. :(

Fred