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Today is the last day to buy a Dell computer with XP instead of Vista. [Consumer Reports]

4:50 PM on Wed Jun 18 2008, by Meg Marco, 0 views, 8 comments

Dell can't have cloud computing

Michael Dell will not get paid every time you say "cloud computing." The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has finally shut down Dell's attempt to trademark the phrase "cloud computing" late last week. Earlier in the week, the USPTO reversed a...

1:40 PM on Mon Aug 18 2008, by Alaska Miller, 0 views, 1 comment

Email Michael Dell

If you would like to contact the CEO of Dell to tell him how much you enjoy his company's products and services, his direct email address is Michael@dell.com. We've previously posted michael_dell@dell.com, and that, while it arrives at his office,...

9:11 PM on Mon Nov 17 2008, by Ben Popken, 0 views, 54 comments

Dude, Get A Dell... For Porn

Man, those QVC announcers are just unflappable, aren't they.

5:47 PM on Tue Mar 21 2006, by consumerist.com, 0 views, 8 comments

Dell has reached a deal to sell computers at Staples [Ars Technica]

11:33 AM on Tue Oct 23 2007, by Meg Marco, 0 views, Comment

The computer maker has missed filing its last 3 quarterly reports and 2006 annual report. The delay comes from the continued investigation into accounting irregularities, and as a result, Dell now faces delisting. Few care because Michael Dell is...

2:36 PM on Fri Jul 6 2007, by Tim Faulkner, 0 views, Comment

Michael Dell on the man-machine interface

CNET interview with Dell CEO Michael Dell about the company's recent moves into the consumer electronics business and where he thinks all this stuff is going. No surprises really, though it is interesting to hear Michael talking about the...

11:17 AM on Mon Nov 24 2003, by gizmodo, 0 views

Dell's Website Prices Are Based On Caprice And Whimsy

Reader Tom noticed something weird as he was checking out Dell's online store: Dell's website can't seem to get its facts straight and keeps spitting out different prices for the same computer. So Tom ran a test in which he accessed Dell's website...

12:12 PM on Fri Apr 11 2008, by Alex Chasick, 0 views, 68 comments

Dell still wants to get paid every time you say "cloud computing"

Dell's recent attempt to register the term "cloud computing" as a trademark has taken on one small hitch. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office recently reversed its decision to grant a "Notice of Allowance" — a written notification that a...

6:20 PM on Mon Aug 11 2008, by Alaska Miller, 0 views, Comment

Dell Offers No-Excuse Home-Pickup Computer Recycling with No-Purchase Necessary

If you are eco-friendly and looking to get rid of an old PC, Dell will be able to do it—no excuses. Today, they began a home-pickup recycling program that requires no purchase of Dell products, BUT if you do purchase a Dell computer, the...

12:45 PM on Fri Sep 29 2006, by Travis Hudson, 0 views, 9 comments