Back in 1997, Michael Dell was asked what he would do if he were running Apple. He answered:
And at the Gartner Symposium and ITxpo97 here today, the CEO of competitor Dell Computer added his voice to the chorus when asked what could be done to fix the Mac maker. His solution was a drastic one. continue reading...
A tale of two different companies:
According to MacWorld: continue reading...
Some companies never cease to amaze me. I’ve had my share of bad customer service experiences with Dell (Apple, Seagate, HP too). You can keep track in the Customer Disservice Category…
So, a day after I see a Dell blog make the Top 50 Business Blogs, I read that Dell asked the Consumerist to take down 22 Confessions of a former Dell Sales Manager. continue reading...
Slowly but surely, our office is converting to Macs. We edit quite a lot of video at WatchMojo.com, and Macs are the way to go, I am told.
Anyway, when I set up the office, I went with Dell. I figured at least the business side of the operation could count on Dell. continue reading...
If you pick up any business magazine these days, one word can be found on cover pages, within special sections and in most articles. That word is Innovation. You know what I mean if you pick up Fortune or Business Week. I’m sure Business 2.0 also talks about that as well, though I had to cancel my subscription this past month (it’s a great magazine, though I just don’t have time these days to read many mags).
Anyway, I am not saying that innovation is not important. Au contraire, I like to think that I have made a career out of being creative and coming up with - and following through those ideas - a ”Crazy Idea of the Day” every day. Basically, a new way to innovate, change things, shake things up. I apologize about the shameless promo, but it’s true. continue reading...
