Comments on: Wal-Mart to begin selling Dell PCs

Dell plans to begin selling desktop PCs in Wal-Mart Stores in June, the first move in a major departure from its decades-long sales strategy.

[jimothyGator]

Death of Dell

Mark my words: Dell will regret this move. Wal-Mart will put increasing pressure
on Dell to cut their costs even further and sell even cheaper computers. The
low-end boxes Wal-Mart is likely to stock have almost no profit margin (some,
apparently, sold at a loss, made up for via the notorious "crapware" pollution).
Dell, used to call its own shots and forcing the direction of the industry, will be
disappointed to know they've just handed the keys over to Microsoft.

[jimothyGator]

Death of Dell

Mark my words: Dell will regret this move. Wal-Mart will put increasing pressure
on Dell to cut their costs even further and sell even cheaper computers. The
low-end boxes Wal-Mart is likely to stock have almost no profit margin (some,
apparently, sold at a loss, made up for via the notorious "crapware" pollution).
Dell, used to call its own shots and forcing the direction of the industry, will be
disappointed to know they've just handed the keys over to Microsoft.

[johnqpope]

Just the start

Dell is expanding its business to the retail channel because customers are asking us for additional ways to purchase our products, and we plan on delivering on a global level. Offering Dell Dimensions in Wal-Mart is a great example of this approach. While we can't get into specifics, in the coming quarters there will be other shoes to drop in support of this move into global retail. The deal with Wal-Mart represents our first step.

[johnqpope]

Just the start

Dell is expanding its business to the retail channel because customers are asking us for additional ways to purchase our products, and we plan on delivering on a global level. Offering Dell Dimensions in Wal-Mart is a great example of this approach. While we can't get into specifics, in the coming quarters there will be other shoes to drop in support of this move into global retail. The deal with Wal-Mart represents our first step.