[ajb]

I'm less excited. Think about it: what would it take for a startup to buy servers from Dell again, rather than renting them?

[jmduke]

I'd argue that Dell has the strongest brand out of all of the Windows OEMs. I think they'd be in a good position to take a few short-term losses and pursue establishing a position similar to Vizio's: a high-end manufacturer. That, coupled with their experience in B2B could absolutely revitalize their company.

[RandallBrown]

Isn't Vizio a low end manufacturer? Their TVs certainly are. I've never seen one of their PCs though.

[josh2600]

Dell is getting out of the hardware business and into the solutions and services business.