>From: Joshua Boyd <jdboyd at jdboyd.net> >Date: 2008/08/18 Mon PM 09:56:58 EDT >To: The Rescue List <rescue at sunhelp.org> >Subject: Re: [rescue] Slightly OT: Bad Cap Saga >On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 10:52:25AM -0700, Curious George wrote: > >> > Besides, do you know anyone who buys a Dell computer because it is >> > a high quality item? People buy them for their price. >> >> I think most Dell sales (and HP, etc.) are just because there are >> no practical alternatives (in the Wintel world) > >No practical alternatives? How are iMacs, IBMs, HPs, or BOXX machines >not practical alternatives? Dell succeeds because it is good enough - not because it is the best, but because it is the best compromise in the market at this time. Lionel