__/ [ 7 ] on Friday 28 July 2006 20:58 \__
> http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2006/07/28/elonex_dell/
>
> The back handers Dell$ receive is rumoured to have been
> responsible for killing Elonex. The backhander system that
> allows micoshaft and intel$ give to an unprofitable organisation
> like Dell$ in the USA to undercut EU rivals should
> have been referred to EU anti-trust commission, and they should
> have fined Dell$, Micoshaft, and Intel$ tripple
> damages for killing of Elonex.
>
> These EU regulators are totally asleep when it comes
> to protecting their own businesses from these highly
> illegal unfair competition. But they are willing to go all out and
> strike at memory makers from Korea for shipping RAM
> because they didn't invoice the shipping cost when
> selling RAM to EU buyers.
Dell certainly got their revenge today. Yet another laptop bursted into
flames.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31808593@N00/200348345/in/set-72157594215009904/
(many more in this Flickr photo gallery)
I read somewhere that Dell knew about 20 such incidents (or faulty laptops),
but kept it all in the dark. Expect laptops sales to plummet for Dell.
Nobody wants that kind of flameware on his/her lap. Greed for price (spyware
a possibility too), greed for cheaper components, inclination for poor QA. I
hope that Dell's contracts with AMD and Linux sales work out nonetheless.
Best wishes,
Roy
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