Comments on: Dell's Health Improving After Employeectomy http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20081120/dells-health-improving-after-employeectomy/ by John Paczkowski Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:52:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Mac Beach http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20081120/dells-health-improving-after-employeectomy/comment-page-1/#comment-3538 Mac Beach Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:20:17 +0000 http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/?p=8775#comment-3538 As much as I (a rugged sorta guy) like modular stereo equipment I have to admit I cant tell the difference in the sound that comes out of a new modern all in one system that takes up so little space you can hang it on a wall if you want to (a kookie idea, really). Ditto is long overdue for computers. They need to disappear, or as close to that as possible. And I mean both physically and, uh, mentally, or that is to say we should be less and less aware of them. A company the size of Microsoft should not be able to exist on the income from vending what we need in computers today as there have been no fundamental changes in what these OSes do in more than ten years. It is Microsoft that holds the future of companies like Dell and HP hostage. They seem to be slow figuring this out, but the ASUSes of this world are on top of it. With capital cost and risk associated with manufacturing (even if you are farming it out) there is no excuse for MS making more money off the sale of a PC than Dell does. The sooner everyone figures that out the better. As much as I (a rugged sorta guy) like modular stereo equipment I have to admit I cant tell the difference in the sound that comes out of a new modern all in one system that takes up so little space you can hang it on a wall if you want to (a kookie idea, really).

Ditto is long overdue for computers. They need to disappear, or as close to that as possible. And I mean both physically and, uh, mentally, or that is to say we should be less and less aware of them.

A company the size of Microsoft should not be able to exist on the income from vending what we need in computers today as there have been no fundamental changes in what these OSes do in more than ten years.

It is Microsoft that holds the future of companies like Dell and HP hostage. They seem to be slow figuring this out, but the ASUSes of this world are on top of it.

With capital cost and risk associated with manufacturing (even if you are farming it out) there is no excuse for MS making more money off the sale of a PC than Dell does.

The sooner everyone figures that out the better.

]]> By: Mark Light http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20081120/dells-health-improving-after-employeectomy/comment-page-1/#comment-3529 Mark Light Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:33:48 +0000 http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/?p=8775#comment-3529 The Personal computer market is pretty built out. Dell has to innovate and come up with new products and/or compete with others better in the area of personal Electonics, ala mp3 players, cell phones, portable game players, et cetera. Cost cutting works for the bottom line, but Michael will have to seize the day, and maybe go into home products, like refrigerators, microwaves, consumer every-day goods. There's nothing wrong with industrial design, and it's actually favored by most caffeine-centric people in the world. Don't try to immitate Apple, in other words. Could create some kind of port replicator that organizes that entanglement of wires behind the computer, though. :) Neatness is a good thing. Think some kind of port-replicator/docking station, something modular like an old car stereo pull-out. Or, even something that pulls in the computer and slides a faceplate over the computer when not in use. Out of sight, out of mind, so to speak. Computers should be unobtrusive, and should not be the center of attention, but more behind the scenes, eyes are an interface "device". How do the eyes meet the room? How does the room meet the eyes? The Personal computer market is pretty built out. Dell has to innovate and come up with new products and/or compete with others better in the area of personal Electonics, ala mp3 players, cell phones, portable game players, et cetera. Cost cutting works for the bottom line, but Michael will have to seize the day, and maybe go into home products, like refrigerators, microwaves, consumer every-day goods. There’s nothing wrong with industrial design, and it’s actually favored by most caffeine-centric people in the world. Don’t try to immitate Apple, in other words. Could create some kind of port replicator that organizes that entanglement of wires behind the computer, though. :) Neatness is a good thing. Think some kind of port-replicator/docking station, something modular like an old car stereo pull-out. Or, even something that pulls in the computer and slides a faceplate over the computer when not in use. Out of sight, out of mind, so to speak. Computers should be unobtrusive, and should not be the center of attention, but more behind the scenes, eyes are an interface “device”. How do the eyes meet the room? How does the room meet the eyes?

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