At 19:09 10/19/2004 -0400, you wrote: >You damn right. I think after they got bum-rushed last week with the 40% >coupon from SlickDeals, they decided they would use the site to their >advantage and make room for the new models. Last week, they probably sold a >gazillion (that means a lot) 20 inch LCDs. Everybody on SlickDeals was >ordering 2 with each system for about the price of the system alone. This >week they are prepping for a new 17 incher. I think this should be a >business study in cheap/viral marketing. > >Just out of curiosity, how many of you bought a new laptop today, or are >going to tonight? And how many were actually planning on buying a laptop >when you woke up this morning? Howabout this month? > >And after configuring untold amounts of systems, I've been severely tempted >no less than 10 times to rip my credit card out of my wallet and send the >numbers to Dell, but my wife's "loving" voice keeps bringing me back to >reality. > >Tyler
The amazing thing is that Dell has this sort of pricing power. I actually posted a message to the group last week about laptops because I was spec-ing out a few models. I decided to pass last week for the same reasons I decided to pass this week. I'm very curious what this sale will mean for Dell. They report earnings Nov 11, 2004. The mean TFC estimate is $.33. I have no idea how long it takes Dell to create their financial statements but I've read that Cisco can create financial statements that are accurate to within hours of time they initiate the process. Poor HP and Gateway. They have to compete against this. I don't think they can offer $750 off without taking a loss or upsetting their retail partners. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| The annual ColdFusion User Conference is being held Sat 6/26 - Sun 6/27/04 8am-5pm in the Washington DC Area. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=44 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:131762 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
