{"id":18131,"date":"2012-03-13T13:21:54","date_gmt":"2012-03-13T17:21:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/?p=18131"},"modified":"2012-03-13T13:21:54","modified_gmt":"2012-03-13T17:21:54","slug":"funny-dell-dell-looking-to-siphon-ipad-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/2012\/03\/13\/funny-dell-dell-looking-to-siphon-ipad-users\/","title":{"rendered":"Funny : Dell (DELL) Looking to Siphon iPad Users&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What is wrong with Dell? One of the early pioneers in the industry has become a follower that is way behind the curve. Even as Michael Dell has come back to try to revive\/fix the company, it has not proved to be a force as it once was.<\/p>\n<p>Here are my two-cents for Mr. Dell: Please go back to innovation rather than simply <!--more-->reapplying old ideas. Kindly look at how you can improve products instead of just copying them. \u00a0 At that time, I would consider looking at your stock from a neutral standpoint instead of an outright short &#8211; which we hold today.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">___<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Looking to invest in The Disciplined Investor Managed Growth Strategy?<br \/>\nClick <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/mailbox\/tdi-investment-fund\/\"><strong>HERE<\/strong> <\/a>for the virtual tour&#8230;.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">___<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"para\" style=\"text-indent: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px;\">March 7 (Bloomberg) &#8212; Dell Inc. Chief Executive Officer Michael Dell said there&#8217;s growing demand for a tablet computer that runs the next version of Windows, which may help his company siphon away corporate customers from the iPad.<\/p>\n<p class=\"para\" style=\"text-indent: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px;\">Dell is developing a business-friendly tablet that works with Windows 8, and the company will start selling computers running the new Microsoft Corp. software &#8220;on the exact day&#8221; it becomes available, the CEO said today on the &#8220;Bloomberg West&#8221; television show. Windows 8 is due later this year, though a release date hasn&#8217;t been set.<\/p>\n<p class=\"para\" style=\"text-indent: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px;\">The goal is to entice business customers by running Microsoft&#8217;s Office applications &#8212; something Apple Inc.&#8217;s tablet isn&#8217;t designed to do &#8212; and letting the device connect securely to corporate networks. Dell is seeking an edge over the latest iPad, unveiled today, which sports a faster processor, sharper screen and speedier wireless service.<\/p>\n<p class=\"para\" style=\"text-indent: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px;\">&#8220;Having a secure Windows tablet that works with all the Windows applications &#8212; we&#8217;re hearing a lot of demand for that and we think that will be quite attractive,&#8221; Dell said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"para\" style=\"text-indent: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px;\">Still, the iPad is making its own inroads in the corporate world. Apple is on pace to sell $10 billion worth of iPads to businesses this year, according to Forrester Research Inc., succeeding in a market that has traditionally been Microsoft&#8217;s strength.<\/p>\n<p class=\"para\" style=\"text-indent: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px;\">Tablet makers will sell a total of 103.5 million devices this year, with Apple accounting for two-thirds, Garter Inc. predicts. The figure will rise to 326.3 million in 2015.<\/p>\n<p class=\"para\" style=\"text-indent: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px;\">Dell also will sell a range of personal computers running Windows 8 as soon as the software debuts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"para\" style=\"text-indent: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px;\">&#8220;We&#8217;ll be there right on the very first day that Windows 8 is available,&#8221; Michael Dell said today. During a conference call with analysts last month, he said there was &#8220;great excitement&#8221; in the corporate market over the new software.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is wrong with Dell? One of the early pioneers in the industry has become a follower that is way behind the curve. Even as Michael Dell has come back to try to revive\/fix the company, it has not proved to be a force as it once was. 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