After 20 years, Dell looks at future

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Dell Sees $80B Revenue Within 4 Years

Dell Sees $80B Revenue Within 4 Years 04/07/2005 05:24 AM
AP via ABCNEWS.com Apr 7 2005 9:31AM GMT

Dell Sees $80B Revenue Within 4
Years (AP)

Dell Sees $80B Revenue Within 4
Years (AP) 04/06/2005 08:59 PM
AP - Dell Inc. confirmed its guidance for first-quarter earnings and said Wednesday that it plans to more than double its buyback of stock in the quarter.

The Future Of Microsoft; Or What Apple
Did 3+ Years Ago

The Future Of Microsoft; Or What Apple
Did 3+ Years Ago 05/11/2004 10:51 AM
After copying Apple many times in his career, Bill has gotten quite good at this sort of thing. By 2 Guys, A Mac And A Website (via MyAppleMenu)

Update 3: Dell Sees $80B Revenue Within
4 Years

Update 3: Dell Sees $80B Revenue Within
4 Years 04/06/2005 08:33 PM
Forbes Apr 7 2005 12:30AM GMT

Dell W3000 (4 years CompleteCare
Service)

Dell W3000 (4 years CompleteCare
Service) 03/14/2005 06:23 PM
ABCNEWS.com Mar 14 2005 10:04PM GMT

Dell sees sales of $80 billion in three
to four years

Dell sees sales of $80 billion in three
to four years 04/06/2005 08:32 PM
USA Today Apr 7 2005 12:48AM GMT

Dell looking outside the U.S. for future
revenue growth

Dell looking outside the U.S. for future
revenue growth 04/13/2004 11:21 AM
International markets such as Europe and Asia-Pacific will allow Dell Inc. to continue its rapid growth as the company closes in on its goal of $60 billion in revenue, executives said Tuesday.

Dell: Sales of non-PC products to rise
in future

Dell: Sales of non-PC products to rise
in future 04/10/2005 04:36 PM
Financial Express Apr 10 2005 7:23PM GMT

Charlotte firm to grade future Dell site

Charlotte firm to grade future Dell site 12/29/2004 10:15 PM
bizjournals.com Dec 30 2004 1:39AM GMT

Dell steps down as CEO: Dell Inc.
founder and chairman Michael Dell handed
over

Dell steps down as CEO: Dell Inc.
founder and chairman Michael Dell handed
over 07/17/2004 02:53 AM
NDTV Jul 17 2004 7:02AM GMT

Michael Dell steps down as CEO: Dell
Inc. founder and chairman Michael Dell
handed over

Michael Dell steps down as CEO: Dell
Inc. founder and chairman Michael Dell
handed over 07/16/2004 11:29 PM
NDTV Jul 17 2004 4:00AM GMT

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signing up for Dell Small Business
e-mail updates.

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Dell earns $731 million: Quarterly
income surged 22 percent at Dell Inc.,
which

Dell earns $731 million: Quarterly
income surged 22 percent at Dell Inc.,
which 05/15/2004 02:45 AM
NDTV May 15 2004 6:11AM GMT

10M Share Michael Dell Sale Small Scale
Says Dell

10M Share Michael Dell Sale Small Scale
Says Dell 12/17/2003 03:51 AM
FinancialWire Dec 17 2003 3:02AM ET

SMS Query: Dell C600 & Dell CPx J Laptop
BIOS Version

SMS Query: Dell C600 & Dell CPx J Laptop
BIOS Version 07/20/2004 03:11 AM

Dell to Hold 2005 Annual Analyst Meeting
in Austin, Texas; Call to be Webcast
Live at www.dell.com

Dell to Hold 2005 Annual Analyst Meeting
in Austin, Texas; Call to be Webcast
Live at www.dell.com 04/04/2005 11:34 AM
Business Wire Apr 4 2005 3:24PM GMT

Dell Brings Advanced Dual-Core
Technology to Workstation Users,
Consumer Desktop Customers; Dell
Precision 380

Dell Brings Advanced Dual-Core
Technology to Workstation Users,
Consumer Desktop Customers; Dell
Precision 380 04/11/2005 11:27 AM
Business Wire UK Apr 11 2005 3:46PM GMT

Mac OS on a Dell? Dell Favors, Apple
Opposes (PC World)

Mac OS on a Dell? Dell Favors, Apple
Opposes (PC World) 06/17/2005 04:35 PM
PC World - If it's available, happy to offer it to customers, says Dell chairman.

Mac OS On A Dell? Dell In Favor, Apple
Opposed

Mac OS On A Dell? Dell In Favor, Apple
Opposed 06/17/2005 03:35 PM

In the end, it's hard to really get a sense of Dell's true interest in Apple. By Tom Krazit, IDG News Service

Software That Lasts For Years And Years

Software That Lasts For Years And Years 07/14/2004 06:51 PM
We were just talking about the rise of quick and dirty programs as a way for individuals (not necessarily programmers) to solve specific needs. However, as was mentioned at the time, that would be a different "tier" of software programming, and there would still be a need for programmers to do higher level "big" projects. In the past, we've also discussed the problem of data extinction, where old computer systems and formats die out, leaving content and applications virtually useless on ancient media. This is a big problem for many applications, and Dan Bricklin is now suggesting that people need to start designing "Societal Infrastructure Software" that can last for centuries, not just a few years. The idea is that this type of software shouldn't have to worry about new computers or new formats or new anything... but will be able to just keep on working. In order to build this, though, Bricklin believes it will require embracing open source programming, though not necessarily the way people view open source programming today. It's a fascinating concept, but getting people to think long-term is so difficult these days, that you wonder if such ideas will actually catch on.

Dell to Hold International Strategy
Conference Call With Analysts; Call to
be Webcast Live at www.dell.com

Dell to Hold International Strategy
Conference Call With Analysts; Call to
be Webcast Live at www.dell.com 04/05/2005 02:02 PM
Business Wire Apr 5 2005 5:23PM GMT

Michael Dell steps down as Dell CEO

Michael Dell steps down as Dell CEO 08/01/2004 11:19 PM
silicon.com Aug 2 2004 3:19AM GMT

What Dell Support Thinks of Dell

What Dell Support Thinks of Dell 03/30/2005 04:59 PM

In an InfoWorld Gripe Line Blog, anonymous Dell employees are asked to make their feelings known about working for Dell. As we all know, Dell moved their tech support to India and they have employees in other parts of the world now too. It sounds like the new users dumb questions and working with Windows constant crashing and errors have driven even the Indian support workers to the brink of giving up. Here are a few quotes from the above story..

Back about eighteen months ago, the comments started off pretty apologetic about the Dell support gripes readers were airing. A poster who said he or she had just resigned after six months with Dell support in Hyderabad said that Dell technicians would sometimes know right off that a problem required a replacement component, "but we are bound by company policy which prohibits us from dispatching components until we finish the script given us by Dell management," the poster wrote. "I basically felt really bad in situations wherein I had to make really old people open up their computers, and I did in fact meet people on the phone who would be in tears if we told them that they need to open their machines. 

"I too am working in Dell tech support," the poster said, saying his job had been to route calls to the proper support group. "The great thing is that tomorrow is my last day here. Great because this by far has been one of the least gratifying and frustrating positions I have ever held. Yes, there are extensive and considerable problems with Dell tech support. Their outsourcing to India is not even the least of them. Every day is a continuous assault by absolutely clueless and irate customers and an ineffective phone-based support system that is enough to make anyone crack. I'm saying that it all sucks: Dell's systems and their support and the morons who purchase them ... So many times I've had to restrain myself from telling customers who are whining about what a piece their Dell is that, hey, guess you should've bought a Mac. Goodbye, Dell!"

Michael Dell: How Big Could Dell Become?

Michael Dell: How Big Could Dell Become? 04/15/2004 11:49 AM
Fortune Apr 15 2004 3:49PM GMT

Dell - Dell Linux - What's New

Dell - Dell Linux - What's New 02/10/2004 05:01 AM
Dell - Dell Linux - What's New .. ˆ¨„§ „ .. Weblog

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"three to four years old."

"three to four years old." 08/03/2004 02:42 PM

Three Years On

Three Years On 09/11/2004 09:19 AM
Three Years On A sobering analysis by Juan Cole of the strategic motivation behind 9/11.

74 Years Old

74 Years Old 08/05/2004 11:29 PM
"The application for stay of execution of sentence of death presented to Justice Kennedy and by him referred to the Court is denied." Hours later, James Hubbard is injected with lethal chemicals and dies in Atmore, Alabama. Hubbard , convicted of a 1977 murder, was 74 years old, demented, and retarded. File this one under "it's not cruel and unusual if you don't know what's happening to you."

Five years, one day

Five years, one day 01/22/2004 02:19 PM

Yesterday I realized it has been five years since Evan and I founded Pyra, the company that led to Blogger. We used to have a company weblog called pyrAlert! (actually the software we wrote to publish pyrAlert! was what lead to the creation of Blogger). This morning Paulo wrote to point out that pyrAlert! is still online and you can go back into the archives and read what was going on at Pyra in 1999. You may also notice that there are no permalinks on any of the posts, because these posts were made BP, or before permalink! It's funny to see the kind of stuff we used to write about.

Two Years

Two Years 06/17/2005 06:08 PM
... ago today, the Pie wiki was created.  During that period, we had interminable naming discussions, a lengthy process of selecting a standards body, endless discussion on dates, and a last call. One week from today, format-09 is scheduled to be reviewed by the IESG.

Four more years

Four more years 12/19/2004 03:55 PM
Bush is reelected President of the United States of America. Four more years of abuse, torture, murder, ignorance and selfishness will follow.

10 years

10 years 06/05/2005 11:06 PM
On his site's tenth anniversary, Zeldman thanks you for the memories.

4AD - The First 20 Years (brief)

4AD - The First 20 Years (brief) 04/14/2004 06:22 AM
An illustrated history of 4AD Records

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10 Years Ago

10 Years Ago 12/30/2004 04:35 AM

OK - so I didn't mark this exactly with an October 12th anninversary - but it was 10 years ago that Dave Winer first 'blogged' me - rapping out my Marc's 10 Things.

In honor of this auspicious anniversary - I'd like to comment on or update many of these claims on things that the media should be covering on Multimedia and Interactive TV but isn't.

I wrote (in 1994):

Interactive Music Videos

1. Interactive Liner notes are great. Repackaged old music is fine, but MediaBand has started a new category - called Interactive Music Videos - which are original pieces that combine songs, music videos and videogames. It's a new artform that breaks down the barrier between artist, musician and programmer.

I was in the midst of pushing our 'MediaBand' interactive music video ensemble in 1994 - which put out a CD ROM, performed live, had a screenplay and had it'sd own broadband network to interact with folks - in real-time.

So I was seriously into brow beating all my colleagues who simply licensed Bob Dylan or Prince and cranked out shitty ass CD ROMs. To me - that really missed the essence of what was possible combining, music, video and interactivity.

To this day, this new artform is just kind of bubbling beneath the surface - not really making it out. Dance Dance Revolution is the sign of times - now.

BTW a young artist named Moby took some of our MediaBand Director files and added his own artwork and music to it. :-)

Kid's Content

2. Kids today see the twitchy-ness of Nintendo and they see the production values of MTV. Multimedia today is neither. We need to combine the interactivity of Nintendo with the production values of MTV.

This area certainly has matured and grown. We were in the videogame business back in '81-'83, but we never dreamed that gaming would be so 'off the hook' - as it is today.

But Mimi (my daughter) has a great time playing with the Barbie fashion Designer software - and Dora the Explorer rocks. So I'd say this category has fulfilled it's destiny. At least so far.

CD ROMs

3. We didn't call it a floppy disk industry, so how come it's a CD ROM industry? In fact CD ROM [mentality] is holding back the creativity and growth of the entire interactive digital media industry.

Just take out CD ROM and insert 'web'. Same problem exists today. This is why we have CMSs.

I call the solution to this challenge "scalable content". In fact we were using this term way back in '94. Marqui outputs scalable content - BTW.

So CMSs have matured and we don't have to convince folks to de-couple their content from their form anymore. Thank goodness.

Scalable Content

4. Scalable content is an important concept when developing interactive media today. You don't want to design yourself into a corner, letting the technology define the content. Ideally you'd let the content define the technology. Scalability means downsizing through compression, it means user interfaces that work with both single and multiple users, it means getting ready for Interactive TV.

OK - so I just correlated how CD ROMs 'holding back' creativity were similar to what happened with 'the web'. And I said that we called that Scalable Content.

Now let's take my definition of Scalable Content (back then in '94) and extend that to mean 'dynamic user interfaces' - that adjust themselves to who you are, what level of technology you feel comfortable with and what content you've created yourself.

It's amazing to me to read what I said in 1994, and see how these words influenced my thoughts and ideas over the past 10 years and how some of these ideas remain unchanged, while others have morphed and adapted themselves to world today.

The word 'scalability' is just so malleable that you can twist and turn it to mean anything you want it to mean. But is IT clear - that us humans need to be in charge much more of our user experiences - and THAT's a key part of 'activity based computing'.

Audio

5. The classic line is "Audio is the orphan child of multimedia" - why do people still say this? What is behind the hodge-podge of audio - especially on the PC? How come it's taken so long for manufacturers to include audio on their motherboards? In 1984 it was $3 in parts!

MIDI II?

6. What about MIDI? How many people know what that is? Why isn't there an advanced MIDI format in place? The original MIDI frequency standard (32k) is based a 1Mhz crystal readily available in 1982.But what's the problem today? Why hasn't MIDI evolved and grown?

RAM

7. RAM apparently is not following along the path of Moore's Law. The price is still where it was 5 years ago and systems are suffering. Today MPC II is still speced at only 4M - MediaBand needs 8M. Standard business systems should have at least 16M TODAY!

Tee Hee Hee.

You see I'm a musician by training and we put out the first music product for computers that had a piano timeline notational system, qurter note and eigth notes and a piano and real-time interaction. That was 1984.

So 10 years after that - in 1994 - I was bitching about.... well it's now 10 years later and we still don;t have clean audio solved. But we're getting pretty close. Podcastign is evidence of that.

Time stamp - Dec. 2004 - $60 for a 128M MP3 player. Retail price.

MIDI II got usurped by all sorts of things - including OSC - I keynoted at their conference this summer.

Amd I just love to see Shawn Fanning appear in "The Italian Job" and just adore the notion that Mark Cuban sold broadcast.com for $5.6B.

All this is evidence that they'll be plenty more Googles, Netscapes and Eminems.

Set top tests waste of time?

8. The whole industry hopped when John Malone announced he was going to deploy one million set top boxes with MPEG chips in them. Once it became clear that he was practicing FUD, everyone backed off of their predictions, delayed their test trials and are now waiting for the next thing to react to. The tests going on (or planned to start soon) are not based upon the same technology or even marketing premises. What good will these tests do? Will any of these tests actually grow into a real service network.

Interactive Commercials

9. What exactly is an Interactive TV commercial. Lots of people talk about it, but no one does them.

This one is dedicated to Om Mailk. I hope to see him tomorrow night at the Geek Dinner.

I spent allot of the 90's waiting for and explaining why set top boxes suck. They still do. Oh well.

Set top boxes have always been a kind of thorn in my side. In fact I hope to get a Comcast PVR setup in time for the Alias 2 hour season premiere on Jan. 5th. Wanna guess how long it'll take to get?

And the Interactive Ads future - is in John Battelle's able hands. Search meets ads in the valley of the targeted consumer. It's finally here.

Support?

10. Where's the support? As the industry moves towards 900 # support and low priced consumer software, what happens to support? Dealers obviously can't supply it. Is this a new growth market?

Well we're still looking for good Support.

I don't think that will ever change.

OK - so that's it - my 10 year update. I hope you enjoyed it.

Also - how symbolic that Dave's post show's my old Applelink address which went back to 1985. We were the 10th Mac developer. That's why I was D0010.

Are You Better Off Now Than You Were
Four Years Ago?

Are You Better Off Now Than You Were
Four Years Ago? 09/11/2004 12:25 PM
Stop being economic girly-men .. statistics never lie

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Seven years

Seven years 03/19/2005 02:37 AM

I started kottke.org seven years ago this week. I forget the anniversary until after the fact every year even though I know it's sometime in March (for whatever reason almost everything important in my life has happened in March, at least for the last few years). Seven years is way longer than I would have guessed keeping the site going on a near-daily basis...it's the longest I've ever done anything, even longer than all but a handful of friendships. So happy birthday, old friend, it's been fun. (0sil8 started in March as well...nine years ago.)

Five Years, That's All We've Got

Five Years, That's All We've Got 12/13/2003 11:02 PM
Much has changed at evolt.org over its five years. Much has not. We are the change we want to see in the world.

Five years!

Five years! 03/19/2003 10:24 PM
The first post to this weblog was made on March 14, 1998, making it five years old last week. I'm trying to recall where all

Six years!

Six years! 04/09/2004 04:11 PM
Time is flying by so quickly these days, so I didn't notice on March 14th that this weblog is now six years old. Except for the basics (eating, sleeping, remaining alive), I've never stuck with anything for six years straight, so it's hard for me to believe I'm still here doing this. Six years!...
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