Comments on: Why Dell needs a handheld

Making a consumer gadget is a necessity if the computer company wants to compete with Apple and HP.

[detrick12]

Dell is a manufacturing company not a design company

Dell has no creativity, so I don't see them having any success coming up with products anyone would want.

[mobilebroadbandPC]

depends on niche or mass-market strategy

The latest research suggests that there is a sizeable opportunity for laptops with built-in mobile broadband. This is where volume growth will be concentrated in years to come.

See http://www.gsmworld.com/news/press_2007/press07_59.shtml

It appears that mass-market consumers are more interested in PCs than in special purpose mobile internet devices. They also want simple and ready to use notebooks (i.e. built in mobile broadband).

[close5828]

Did 'did' have handhelds

Axiom and the DJ....a PDA and a MP3 player.

Personally, I think they need to retool and re-release the Axiom to be the "best" PDA out there, not a competitor.

Apple, albeit lacking in the Quality Control department, at least tries to make "must have" products. Dell specializes in making "competitive" products on price, not design.

Sooner or later, they'll pick up on it. I don't have anything against Dell, in fact, I'm hoping they make something that scares the hell out of HP/Sony/Apple/etc., making them drop prices and design better products. Competition is a good thing when the motivations are in the right place.