April 19th, 2006
DELL Deals with Share Loss
CNet reports on a Gartner study showing PC shipments up 13.1 percent in the first quarter, but DELL losing significant market share for the first time in memory. Gartner’s Charles Smulders notes that “They are challenged in delivering to their profitability expectations and with the current consumer pricing environment. It is because they are focused on Intel while other competitors have adopted AMD and been able to hit lower price points.”
Lower price points that $349 for a complete desktop system including a 19-inch monitor? We told you the competition was heating up.
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