IBM, Dell nab more server turf
Posted by NTUsEr on 13 November 2002 - 23:01 · 5 comments & 434 views
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#1 Posted by mezz on 13 Nov 2002 - 23:20
- Dell is one of hell company. I recommend to every of my member of families and friends. They are very enjoying and happy with Dell so far. The tech supports, prices and etc from Dell is very perfect. As for myself, I don't buy Dell because I like (can build too) to build the systems on my own. I do wish to see Dell has the option of choice for which CPU people want to have. I personal like AMD better.
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#2 Posted by DrOmango on 14 Nov 2002 - 00:24
- well to be honest.. I dont even know why I hate them.. I just do.... I just hate thier gay logo on computers i buy.. I want option to build my own then modifying them ... I dont want to support a company ... okay... but peopel say dell computers are cheap... welll I dont think thats true... its not recommended for "computer xperts" and besides, why do they give out windows xp home edition instead of pro? dont they have a choice if we can use pro with additional $5 bucks or something?!?!!? not just dell, but other company who sells computers.. they give out home edition!!!!?!
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#2.1 Posted by mezz on 14 Nov 2002 - 02:57
- Not true, you can choice which version of XP you want Dell to install. I think, it's like around extra $60 or $70 if you want WinXP Pro. Yes, Dell computers are cheap to buy because it comes very good speaker, printer, monitor, extra softwares, tech support and warranty. Also, Dell has the good payment plan. Depend on what plan you choose. I suggest you to go www.dell.com, before you make any of claim. But, of course, build your own system is always cheaper than buy a Dell computer.
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#2.2 Posted by DrOmango on 14 Nov 2002 - 03:17
- yea and also i dont want a new printer, a web cam, and all those stuff .. i alrdy got them ...they sell the whole system.....
oh well forget wat i said
IBM sold $1.32 billion worth of servers in the third quarter in the United States, claiming the leader spot with 33 percent of the $4.05 billion total market, according to a study by research firm Gartner Dataquest. While Big Blue saw its market share increase 3.9 percentage points compared with the third quarter of 2001, second-place HP slipped 1.6 percentage points to 23 percent, and No. 3 Sun dropped 4.5 percentage points to 17 percent.
Servers are higher-end machines that typically run round the clock to tackle critical computing tasks such as logging a retail chain's sales or powering a stock exchange. They range from high-end Unix servers and mainframes--with numerous processors and multimillion-dollar price tags--to comparatively inexpensive Intel-based machines running a Linux or Microsoft Windows operating system. These Intel-based servers are getting more powerful each year.
Dell, which sells only Intel-based servers, increased its overall market share 2 percentage points to 12 percent to keep hold of fourth place. However, within the Intel server segment of that market, Dell's revenue share increased a more dramatic 4 percentage points to 28 percent, placing the company top in that niche.
In second place was HP, which inherited Compaq's strong ProLiant-brand Intel server business after the merger of the companies. However, the company has been unable to stave off Dell's threat and dropped 5.5 percentage points in Intel server market share to 25 percent. Meanwhile IBM, the No. 3 Intel server seller, continued its steady growth with a 2.9-point gain to 18 percent.
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