cwallace's dream come true...

deek · Post by **deek** » Thu May 24, 2007 12:44 pm

Just saw on the news...Dell's to be sold in Wal-Marts starting next month...

bassjones · Post by **bassjones** » Thu May 24, 2007 2:34 pm

Hillbillies speaking to Pakistanis for assistance with their Dull computers. I'd pay money to listen to some of those conversations.

Post by **cwallace** » Thu May 24, 2007 2:48 pm

I think that confirms a lot of things I have said about Dell..

Chris

deek · Post by **deek** » Thu May 24, 2007 3:11 pm

cwallace wrote:I think that confirms a lot of things I have said about Dell..

Chris

Heh...I was thinking the same thing...

But, it IS a good business decision...Wal-Mart does at least one thing better than anyone else and that is move units...

Post by **cwallace** » Thu May 24, 2007 3:17 pm

Hell yeah...anytime you team up with them you are not stupid...Sometimes you just NEED to sell out...

Chris

bassjones · Post by **bassjones** » Thu May 24, 2007 3:19 pm

I'd be willing to bet large sums of money their failure rate goes way up because of this decision though.

And the reason they move so many units is borderline unethical pricing methods and the fact that they pay their employees jack squat and offer some of the worst benefits in the business - unless you're in management in which case you get paid VERY well and have great benefits.

deek · Post by **deek** » Thu May 24, 2007 3:40 pm

bassjones wrote:I'd be willing to bet large sums of money their failure rate goes way up because of this decision though.

And the reason they move so many units is borderline unethical pricing methods and the fact that they pay their employees jack squat and offer some of the worst benefits in the business - unless you're in management in which case you get paid VERY well and have great benefits.

Heh...yeah, I agree with you 100% on the unethical pricing methods and the crappy employee pay...I thought their benefits were pretty solid though. I worked at WalMart in Bloomington while attending college and for a few months when I dropped out and moved back to the fort...

But even with that, I do respect the fact that they can dictate what they are going to pay manufactures for THEIR products and strongarm other companies...and while I know they are not doing it for the "good of the customer", the customers do benefit from the low costs they are able to achieve...

I mean, its hard for me to feel sorry for some "big businesses" losing control of how they price their wares...

Post by **cwallace** » Thu May 24, 2007 3:41 pm

I think bassjones was talking about Dell...BUT the scenario works for either company...

Chris

Krieves · Post by **Krieves** » Thu May 24, 2007 3:44 pm

bassjones wrote:Hillbillies speaking to Pakistanis for assistance with their Dull computers. I'd pay money to listen to some of those conversations.

That's too funny. I could image the support calls.

deek · Post by **deek** » Thu May 24, 2007 3:44 pm

cwallace wrote:I think bassjones was talking about Dell...BUT the scenario works for either company...

Chris

I think the first sentence about failure rate, is Dell. The second paragraph, I read to be criticizing Wal-Mart...

I'm sure bassjones will clarify.

bassjones · Post by **bassjones** » Thu May 24, 2007 4:39 pm

Deek got it right. Dell's failure rate will go up. Wall Mart's on the edge of ethical behavior and teetering.