That should have been "off" topic. Too bad the spell checker isn't
smarter than I am. ;o)
ScottGee1
On 11/6/05, ScottGee1 <scottgee1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Ouch. That's a *really* ugly tactic. No wonder public trust of
> corporations declines steadily. The "whatever it takes" and "whatever
> we can get away with" approaches to doing business disgust me.
> Between 'right to work' statutes and union busting, it seems like the
> U.S. is moving back to the early twentieth century model of a small
> group of plutocrats running the whole show.
>
> And I'm WAAAAAY of topic here. Mea culpa./ScottGee1
>
>
> On 11/6/05, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > The last company I worked for had a corporate contract with Dell and I
> > absolutely detested dealing with the company but couldn't do much about
> > it. Their favorite trick was to install and bill for more expensive
> > options than you had ordered. They would count on you being in a tight
> > spot timewise and that you would pay the extra rather than suffering the
> > delay of returning the machine for exchange.
> >
> > Chuck Norcutt
> >
> > ScottGee1 wrote:
> >
> > > IMO, Dell has been coasting for a long time on a reputation they
> > > earned many years ago. Why so many large companies continue to buy
> > > from them is a mystery to me. The company for which I work still
> > > does, but overorders to compensate for the DOAs or units that fail on
> > > installation or shortly after arrival.
> > >
> > > On of our chief IT guys says the workstations are still OK but the
> > > compenents used in the regular desktop stuff continues to decline in
> > > quality. Between that and poor customer service I certainly wouldn't
> > > hand over any of my hard earned $$ to them. See this link for details
> > > of customer experiences:
> > >
> > > http://www.resellerratings.com/seller1867.html
> > >
> > > They seem better for finished goods from other companies but if their
> > > name is on it, be careful.
> >
> >
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