Comments on: Google and Dell to backstab Apple iPhone with new Linux phone? http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2008/01/30/google-and-dell-to-backstab-apple-iphone-with-new-linux-phone/ Technology news Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:15:02 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: hardmanb http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/01/30/google-and-dell-to-backstab-apple-iphone-with-new-linux-phone/comment-page-1/#comment-72259 hardmanb Thu, 31 Jan 2008 05:03:53 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2008/01/30/google-and-dell-to-backstab-apple-iphone-with-new-linux-phone/#comment-72259 Google's disciplined business identity does not include getting into the manufacture of value (cheap and giveaway) phones with their low margins against Nokia and others. Dell's business plan is minimizing manufacturing costs to sell lowest-price products. If they want to compete against Apple in the prestige consumer market, they will be playing Apple's game. Doubtful. But hey...the changes in the evolving markets and business plans should eventually benefit consumers...so...bring it on. Google’s disciplined business identity does not include getting into the manufacture of value (cheap and giveaway) phones with their low margins against Nokia and others.

Dell’s business plan is minimizing manufacturing costs to sell lowest-price products.

If they want to compete against Apple in the prestige consumer market, they will be playing Apple’s game. Doubtful.

But hey…the changes in the evolving markets and business plans should eventually benefit consumers…so…bring it on.

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