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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. Please learn to spell "its." by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Spelling matters.

  2. Re:In other news... by teknomage1 · · Score: 1, Redundant

    I'm replying to this post since I tried to mod it insightful and the system chose redundant instead. Replying should blow away the previous mod. I miss the old system with an actual submit button for moderation.

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