[THIN] Re: OT: Dell PE 1855 Blade Servers
- From: "Eilers, Lee" <lee4@xxxxxxx>
- To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 13:56:30 -0500
That hits my exact feelings on this issue, though you can't take
sentiments to the bank. I have felt that Dell rips from it's
competitors and does shortcut on it's innovation strategies, i.e. it's
recent moves into the peripheral markets and OEM other competitors
products, like it use to from HP's printer line.
What is Dell's R&D budget compared to others now-a-days?
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From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Steve Greenberg
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 7:00 PM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: OT: Dell PE 1855 Blade Servers
One thing is clear though, to be fair, HP and IBM innovate server
designs and new architectures. DELL realistically is a commodity shop
that produces "me too" products. They are perfectly good products and
often at a better price, but they really don't innovate much and offer
more limited management and provisioning capabilities.
Steve Greenberg
Thin Client Computing
34522 N. Scottsdale Rd D8453
Scottsdale, AZ 85262
(602) 432-8649
www.thinclient.net
steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Mark Mucher
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 4:41 PM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: OT: Dell PE 1855 Blade Servers
Jim,
You make some good points - but!
(My memory's not so good, so correct me if I am wrong...)
Hasn't HP been in and out of the PC biz? Did they have Intel servers
for a long time or just the minis (e.g. 9000)?
Are all HP servers now from Compaq?
And I think Dell is older than you think - remember PCs Limited? I had
one 20 years ago... (admittedly not server-class, tho...)
When DID servers as we know them start?
Thanks,
Mark
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From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Jim Kenzig http://ThinHelp.com
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 3:48 PM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: OT: Dell PE 1855 Blade Servers
All I can say is this. When I make a decision it is an intelligent and
informed one. One of the largest criterion for a decision I make when it
comes to hardware and software(or any product for that matter) is the
companies reputation in the industry, their experience with a given
architecture, how long have they been and around and how long do I
expect will they be around in the future.
It is a rarity that I have made a poor decision. My ISP has never gone
belly up, my cell phone company has never changed hands and neither have
my utility companies I choose.
Compaq, Dec have changed hands, as have gateway and a myriad of other
hardware vendors. IBM has always been IBM and HP has always been HP.
Both companies have been around a lot longer then Dell. IBM has been
around since the early 1900's, HP has been around since the late 1930's
and Dell only came onto the sc ene about 15 years or so ago. They have a
long way to go before they catch up to IBM or HP.
JK
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