Tried to buy new computer
Just need to vent...sorry. Yesterdays ad for OfficeMax had a Dell Desktop with windows 7 that I was interested in. I called every store in my area and none had one in stock. I was finally told ther...
Forum Discussion
spadoctor wrote:
I have no use for anything Michael Dell makes after he laid off all his employees and moved to Mexico for a few extra bottom line bucks. And his practice of priority components.
Umm.. Sorry you don't like Mr. Dells actions, while it is regrettable to see jobs lost in the states BUT he and his company HAD to take action. Like any good company that wishes to stay a float in these rather difficult economic business times they HAD to make drastic and quick changes. Some of this comes from keeping investors happy with their investment returns and a lot of now days is trying to keep business expenses in line with the profits.
However not all that Dell makes has been sent outside the US, we are still getting Servers which are still assembled in the states. Not sure about Desktops since we use HP PCs for those..
There are a lot of comments I wouldn't mind making but they would drop into the abyss due to the fact that our country is a major anti business mode. When this happens SMART business MOVE their operations to where the business climate will support their further growth.
You DO have other options, perhaps HP? They still offer Business PCs with Win7 but like Dells you still have to order those, they are not sold in stores. On top of that there are thousands of small manufactures which build custom OEM and Embdeded application PCs to customer specifications (not cheap but effective). Just have to look outside the retail box...
