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Dell Looking To Be More Agile

Published by Robert Pogson January 16th, 2013 in technology. 9 Comments

“Dell is reportedly investigating a move to take the company private in a leveraged buy-out to clear the decks for a radical repositioning of the company. And according to a report from Atlantic Media’s Quartz, that includes relaunching Dell’s desktop and mobile business around a brand-new product: a computing device the size of a thumb-drive that will sell for about $50.
see Is Dell looking to kill PCs with “Project Ophelia”? | Ars Technica.

Like every other OEM, Dell is looking at getting out from under the burden of Wintel. A thin client on a USB-drive that an employee could use at work anywhere or at home makes a lot of sense for many. Being totally independent of M$ and Intel at the same time means huge savings, a competitive advantage for Dell and lower prices for customers. This is the future of small cheap computing.

- Robert Pogson

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My observations and opinions about IT are based on 40 years of use in science and technology and lately, in education. I like IT that is fast, cost-effective and reliable. I do not care whether my solution is the same as yours. I like to think for myself.

My first use of GNU/Linux in 2001 was so remarkably better than what I had been using, I feel it is important work to share GNU/Linux with the world. I have been blessed by working in schools where students and school systems have benefited by good, modular software easily installed in most systems.

I have shown GNU/Linux to thousands of students and hundreds of teachers over the years and will continue in some way doing that until I die in spite of the opposition.