Apple is taking over.

[2genewb]

i wish my xps played well with the o/s that it came packaged with. personally, i've had much better success with dells lower end pc's. seems they all want to fail prematurely for one reason or another anyway. can't stand their bloatware and proprietary drivers, either.

alienware used to be respectable and even sought after. then dell happened.....

but enough of my dell rant.

i don't think apples strong hold on the market is going to last forever. i think eventually their marketing hype will be questioned and the end-user will become price savvy in our down economy by necessity, not choice. if so, there should be no problems pushing apple back into the sales dungeon it's been into several times already. they're just experiencing an "up" moment currently, methinks.

[JERRY2KONE]

I guess HP had a change of heart after receiving a ton of bad press from concerned and disappointed customers.

PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 27, 2011 – HP today announced that it has completed its evaluation of strategic alternatives for its Personal Systems Group (PSG) and has decided the unit will remain part of the company.
“HP objectively evaluated the strategic, financial and operational impact of spinning off PSG. It’s clear after our analysis that keeping PSG within HP is right for customers and partners, right for shareholders, and right for employees,” said Meg Whitman, HP president and chief executive officer. “HP is committed to PSG, and together we are stronger.”
The strategic review involved subject matter experts from across the businesses and functions. The data-driven evaluation revealed the depth of the integration that has occurred across key operations such as supply chain, IT and procurement. It also detailed the significant extent to which PSG contributes to HP’s solutions portfolio and overall brand value. Finally, it also showed that the cost to recreate these in a standalone company outweighed any benefits of separation.
The outcome of this exercise reaffirms HP’s model and the value for its customers and shareholders. PSG is a key component of HP’s strategy to deliver higher value, lasting relationships with consumers, small- and medium-sized businesses and enterprise customers. The HP board of directors is confident that PSG can drive profitable growth as part of the larger entity and accelerate solutions from other parts of HP’s business.
PSG has a history of innovation and technological leadership as well as an established record of industry-leading profitability. It is the No. 1 manufacturer of personal computers in the world with revenues totaling $40.7 billion for fiscal year 2010.
“As part of HP, PSG will continue to give customers and partners the advantages of product innovation and global scale across the industry’s broadest portfolio of PCs, workstations and more,” said Todd Bradley, executive vice president, Personal Systems Group, HP. “We intend to
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