http://www.RexBlog.com/2007/01/02/16427?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=robert-asks-why-apple-doesnt-get-the-negative-coverage-dell-gets-i-answer Rex Hammock's Blog Sun, 15 Jan 2012 04:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.RexBlog.com/2007/01/02/16427/comment-page-1#comment-10211 Church Tech Matters » Blog Archive » Waiting On Dell… Fri, 05 Jan 2007 05:54:14 +0000 http://www.rexblog.com/2007/01/02/16427/#comment-10211 [...] Honestly, I’m hoping to buy a new laptop in the next couple months and I’m drawn to Dell for myself, my Mom’s Inspiron e1505 is pretty slick, it’s way faster than my laptop now!  Although, I bet Lenovo can hold it’s own, I can be swayed either way, at this point. My point is that Dell has a track record for reliability and ease of use/purchase. Rex Hammock points out 10 reasons why Apple does not get the negative press that Dell gets and his #1 is a solid point: In the corporate marketplace, where PCs run “mission critical” operations, Macs rarely sit on “mission critical” desks. In those places, Dells are easy to be found. [...] [...] Honestly, I’m hoping to buy a new laptop in the next couple months and I’m drawn to Dell for myself, my Mom’s Inspiron e1505 is pretty slick, it’s way faster than my laptop now!  Although, I bet Lenovo can hold it’s own, I can be swayed either way, at this point. My point is that Dell has a track record for reliability and ease of use/purchase. Rex Hammock points out 10 reasons why Apple does not get the negative press that Dell gets and his #1 is a solid point: In the corporate marketplace, where PCs run “mission critical” operations, Macs rarely sit on “mission critical” desks. In those places, Dells are easy to be found. [...]

]]> http://www.RexBlog.com/2007/01/02/16427/comment-page-1#comment-10198 Dan Blank: Publishing, Innovation and the Web » Blog Archive » What is the Value of a “User” and “Community” Thu, 04 Jan 2007 18:52:43 +0000 http://www.rexblog.com/2007/01/02/16427/#comment-10198 [...] Rex Hammock explores the reasons Apple doesn’t get the same negative press that Dell does. His reasoning illustrates what community means to a brand: [...] [...] Rex Hammock explores the reasons Apple doesn’t get the same negative press that Dell does. His reasoning illustrates what community means to a brand: [...]

]]> http://www.RexBlog.com/2007/01/02/16427/comment-page-1#comment-10191 rexblog.com: Rex Hammock’s weblog » Blog Archive » Dell reads the rexblog — and lots of others Thu, 04 Jan 2007 16:26:28 +0000 http://www.rexblog.com/2007/01/02/16427/#comment-10191 [...] Dell blogger Lionel Menchaca linked to my earlier response to Robert Scoble’s question about why Apple doesn’t get the negative PR Dell gets. [...] [...] Dell blogger Lionel Menchaca linked to my earlier response to Robert Scoble’s question about why Apple doesn’t get the negative PR Dell gets. [...]

]]> http://www.RexBlog.com/2007/01/02/16427/comment-page-1#comment-10134 Rick Wed, 03 Jan 2007 07:30:06 +0000 http://www.rexblog.com/2007/01/02/16427/#comment-10134 I would like to add, since you're complaining about Apple's customer service: Dell may be better at being a mail-order company and the kind of customer service that comes with it, for Apple you can usually get excellent service from a local Apple dealer, even if you've bought the computer online. I would like to add, since you’re complaining about Apple’s customer service: Dell may be better at being a mail-order company and the kind of customer service that comes with it, for Apple you can usually get excellent service from a local Apple dealer, even if you’ve bought the computer online.

]]> http://www.RexBlog.com/2007/01/02/16427/comment-page-1#comment-10130 Jackson Wed, 03 Jan 2007 04:06:21 +0000 http://www.rexblog.com/2007/01/02/16427/#comment-10130 MacAuthority now has a second store in the Cool Springs Mall. I would imagine that for many of the people setting up home studios, Cool Springs is more convenient than Green Hills. MacAuthority now has a second store in the Cool Springs Mall. I would imagine that for many of the people setting up home studios, Cool Springs is more convenient than Green Hills.

]]> http://www.RexBlog.com/2007/01/02/16427/comment-page-1#comment-10121 Hugh Wed, 03 Jan 2007 00:15:55 +0000 http://www.rexblog.com/2007/01/02/16427/#comment-10121 Ah number ten... transcendent computing. Ah number ten… transcendent computing.

]]> http://www.RexBlog.com/2007/01/02/16427/comment-page-1#comment-10117 Blair Tue, 02 Jan 2007 21:47:47 +0000 http://www.rexblog.com/2007/01/02/16427/#comment-10117 Don't forget that Apple designs new operating systems and new hardware. Dell imitates others and also ships products with Microsoft operating systems. Microsoft in turn is known for "embracing and extending" others' ideas - a fancy term for imitating ideas and then making them their own. Dell is thus subject to more scrutiny. Don’t forget that Apple designs new operating systems and new hardware. Dell imitates others and also ships products with Microsoft operating systems. Microsoft in turn is known for “embracing and extending” others’ ideas – a fancy term for imitating ideas and then making them their own. Dell is thus subject to more scrutiny.

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