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Dell Abandons Its Customization Roots

Posted by Zonk on from the off-the-factory-line dept.

LiveFreeOrDieInTheGo writes "Dell intends to scale back its build-to-order service model, while increasing sales of prepackaged systems. The goal: $3B USD savings by 2011. The downside: customers expect Dell to build-to-order. The deeper downside: Dell will outsource more production and assembly."

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  1. In other news... by kpainter · · Score: 5, Funny

    Dell changes its name to "Dull"

    1. Re:In other news... by Just+because+I'm+an · · Score: 3, Funny

      When asked (by himself) Fake Steve Jobs says If I owned Dell I'd shut the place down and give the money back to the shareholders.

    2. Re:In other news... by loteck · · Score: 4, Funny

      I think you meant Freemasons, not stonemasons, unless you are cursing HP for their conspiracies to create beautiful sculptures and pretty stone engravings.

    3. Re:In other news... by timmarhy · · Score: 4, Funny

      actually i meant stonecutters, i was trying to make a refference to the simpsons ep.

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    4. Re:In other news... by HungSoLow · · Score: 5, Funny

      No no no... it's the stonecutters! Now known as the Ancient Mystic Society of No Homers.

      "Who holds back the electric car?
      Who makes Carly Fiorina a CEO?
      We do! We do!"

    5. Re:In other news... by fataugie · · Score: 2, Funny

      Ross Perreault, an ancient presidential candidate

      Did you mean Ross Perot? He ran in 1992, and was best known for being fucking batshit crazy, besides rich.

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  2. Could have been worse by FoolsGold · · Score: 3, Funny

    Be thankful there isn't a deeper deeper downside!

  3. It's roots by brainstyle · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ahem.

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  4. Re:Wow by Nimey · · Score: 4, Funny

    Not only that; people want to see, touch, and hold ... before making a purchase decision.

    I'll leave the conclusion up to the reader. You're not going to meet a girlfriend over the Internet?
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  5. Re:Outsourcing Gets a Bad Rap, Race to the Top by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Can we rate posts as "shill?"