Computer Industry News

Why Dell Wants To Sell Its Factories (at Seeking Alpha)

Dell Apes Apple (at Forbes.com)

The computer giant is hiring designers and trying to sell its factories in an effort to stay competitive with rivals.

Apple's "Let's Rock" Event More of an Easy Listening Affair? (at AllThingsD)

To hear tell from AmTech analyst Shaw Wu, Apple's "Let's Rock" media event next week may be a bit less rockin than the Mac faithful would like to believe. In a research note to clients Friday, Wu said the event could prove a letdown for anyone hoping to see any new hardware beyond a 4th generation iPod nano and a slimmer 2nd generation iPod touch.

Tomorrow's Playbook: Apple (at CNBC)

Apple has something up their sleeve for next week and speculation is swirling as to what it could be!

Report: Dell may sell its manufacturing operations (at Austin American-Statesman)

Dell Inc. for years kept rivals at bay with a network of factories that custom built computers on the fly, but competitors have erased Dell's advantage and forced the company to reconsider its entire supply chain, a review that might include the sale of i

[video] Next Week's Trades: AAPL (at CNBC)

Dell Trades Factories For Money (at Forbes.com)

The computer manufacturer is selling factories to cut costs and pad its bottom line.

[video] Word on the Street, Pt. 2 (at CNBC)

Market Needs Turnaround To Bring In Hedge Fund Cash (at CNBC)

The big debate is what is going on with hedge funds, and what they may do in the fourth quarter. Everyone agrees that many funds have deleveraged and are sitting on large piles of cash.

Microsoft: "We Can Be Wacky, Too!" (Portfolio.com)

See? We can be as funny as Apple! And we'll bring in the big guns to do it. Microsoft's eagerly anticipated new ad ...

Schematic CEO: There's no split with Enfatico (at bizjournals.com)

Dell Keeps Trimming The Fat (at Forbes.com)

The computer giant is allegedly selling its factories to slash costs and improve profits.

Wall Street Journal: Dell to dump manufacturing facilities worldwide (at bizjournals.com)

What Were You Thinking, Microsoft? (at Motley Fool)

It's an ad about nothing, or everything.

Microsoft deploying in-store customer-service reps (AP)

NEW YORK -- As part of its new $300 million marketing campaign and image makeover, Microsoft Corp. plans to deploy its own customer-service representatives at retailers like Best Buy and Circuit City to help people with their PC purchases.

Dell Embraces Miracle of Outsourcing (at Minyanville.com)

PC maker to farm out manufacturing.

New Microsoft Ad With Seinfeld Hardly a "Shoe-In" (at CNBC)

A few weeks ago, I detailed in a blog Microsoft's decision to use comedian Jerry Seinfeld as its new pitchman. I wrote then of the unusual choice of a professional complainer who hasn't done anything meaningful since his show Seinfeld went off the air a decade ago.

EA Mobile to launch game made for Apple iPhone, iPod (at bizjournals.com)

'Course You Could Just Shut the Company Down and Give the Money Back to the Shareholders (at AllThingsD)

When Dell missed Wall Street's profit expectations last week, the company's leadership spoke little about its plans to improve profitability, saying only that there is "much more work to do."