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Shutting Down Dell
Now that Apple’s market cap is twice that of Dell’s ($127.8B vs $63.6B), there’s only one logical thing for Dell to do: shut Dell down and give the money back to the shareholders.
Posted by windley on August 1, 2007 10:18 AM
Comment from Cid Dennis at August 1, 2007 11:09 AM
I love it when smug ass people put their foot in their mouth.
Comment from Luis at August 1, 2007 12:25 PM
I know that is somewhat rude, but Dell deserve this criticism. I'm talking about Michael not the company. Let’s see if he can do for Dell, Inc what Jobs is doing for Apple, Inc.
Comment from Scott Barlow at August 1, 2007 2:30 PM
Michael has had 10 years to do for Dell what Jobs has done for Apple. It's just not possible, else he would have already done it.
The major difference is because of Jobs (and Woz), Apple is an innovator. It's in their DNA. On the other hand Dell is a box-pusher and marginalizes suppliers to turn a profit. That's in Michael's DNA.
I would love for Dell to go the way of Gateway and just about disappear, or give the money back to investors and close shop. But long live capitalism.
Comment from John at August 2, 2007 12:12 PM
Ouch, and I thought I've been tough on some companies. dying companies that cannot compete (ie like some auto or airline companies) should die and return the money. But while Dell has some serious problems (I just bought a Mac instead), it can recover with some smart strategies.
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