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Re: Dell announced a fresh round of cuts Thursday in the aftermath of a rough fiscal quarter.

On 2009-03-01, Doctor Smith <iaintgotnostinkinemail@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 05:01:14 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
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>> ____/ Terry Porter on Saturday 28 February 2009 03:44 : \____
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>>> The company announced that falling demand and shrinking budgets within the
>>> IT community had dropped its profits by some 48 per cent over the same
>>> quarter.
>>> 
>>> Dell uses and recommends Microsoft Vista (tm)
>> 
>> Red Hat's business is up about 20%. Maybe these two companies should talk.
>
> Idiot.
> You can't compare the two types of businesses.
>
> Redhat has what amounts to a consulting business.
> Very low overhead.
>
> Considering Red Hat sponges off the backs of Open Sores programmers, their
> profit should be much higher.
>
> Dell has a manufacturing type business which has a huge overhead.

    ...Well, I suppose you might think that if you are nothing but a consumer.

    The reality of the matter is a little more interesting.

>
> Considering you spent 10 years in University level school, you should know
> more about business, Roy Schestowitz.
>


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