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Old 01-31-2010, 09:22 AM   #559
FlamingLonghorn
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Originally Posted by sclitheroe View Post
What Dell did was apply an evolutionary business practice at best, which was to take a minimal stake in R&D and compete on price, and basically price alone. To say Dell has done anything revolutionary for the PC industry is a joke. Dell has never had a product or technology that innovated and forced other companies to play catch up.

And that's OK, the PC industry needs their version of McDonald's too.
I never claimed that they did something technologically innovative for the PC industry, but changing the way every company did business is revolutionary whether you think so or not. The fact that 15 years ago a entry level PC was $1500 and is now $499 due in part to Dell is revolutionary. Don't just look at thing's from the technology standpoint. Business practices can be revolutionary.
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