Gossip: Dell may acquire Alienware

[DotheDamnTHing]

Article at TG Daily

Not the most reliable/trustworthy but can you imagine the possibilities?

 

[jonnyGURU]

No. It's gossip.

It sounds like a good idea in theory, but the "control" Dell would try to impose on Alienware would crush the reason those guys drive to work in the morning.

 

[royalk4]

How does this relate to Gen hardware?

 

[Looney]

I think it's a load of bull. First off, Alienware doesn't even build their own laptops... they're all rebadged Clevos.

And if Dell was truly interested in AMD, AMD would bend over backwards to deal with them... they wouldn't need Alienware 'knowledge' or 'connections' in order to do it.

And as for Dell's lack of gamer's attention... it's simple, it's their lack of support for AMD. System building isn't the most complicated thing, and Dell could certainly build a system comparable or surpassing Alienware... and for cheaper as well, because of their massive buying power.

The hardcore gamer market is a very very small market. I don't know what Alienware's share of the market is, but i would bet much much smaller than 1%.

 

[Looney]

Originally posted by: royalk4
How does this relate to Gen hardware?

It relates more than 1/2 of the posts here.

 

[Kaido]

Yay, $499 Alienware systems!

 

[jonnyGURU]

Originally posted by: Looney
I think it's a load of bull. First off, Alienware doesn't even build their own laptops... they're all rebadged Clevos.

I agree with all of your points but feel this is really OT. If Dell were interested in Alienware, it wouldn't be because of laptops.

 

[imported_Stew]

Dell XPS = Alienware IMO.

 

[mwmorph]

1 overpriced pos "game pc" manufacturer buying another overpriced pos "game pc" manufacturer.

XPS=Alienware=I'm too stupid to do research before i bought and i have too much cash to care I bout a inferiro product for way too much $$$.

 

[Looney]

Originally posted by: jonnyGURU

Originally posted by: Looney
I think it's a load of bull. First off, Alienware doesn't even build their own laptops... they're all rebadged Clevos.

I agree with all of your points but feel this is really OT. If Dell were interested in Alienware, it wouldn't be because of laptops.

Well, the point was that the company doesn't do anything innovative... they don't build their own laptops, they don't design and build their own cases... they just assemble computers together... that's not difficult.

I think laptops are getting to be very popular now. I would bet laptops are a huge part of Dell's business, and only growing. They're finally reaching the power of desktops, even in the gaming arena. And getting so dirt cheap now.

 

[jonnyGURU]

Ture. Nobody really "builds" everything. Dell doesn't make their own cases and stuff either.

Like I said, I agree with your points. There really isn't anything that Dell can gain from aquiring Alienware except for an installed customer base and a marketing team that's more in tune with knowing how to sell a "gaming system" but Dell could build that up themselves in three months with less of an investment.

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: Kaido
Yay, $499 Alienware systems!

:laugh: :thumbsup:

 

[Boonesmi]

ehh i hope its just a "rumor"

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: mwmorph
1 overpriced pos "game pc" manufacturer buying another overpriced pos "game pc" manufacturer.

XPS=Alienware=I'm too stupid to do research before i bought and i have too much cash to care I bout a inferiro product for way too much $$$.

Alienware = the Bose of the PC world

 

[TriggerHappy101]

Originally posted by: mwmorph
1 overpriced pos "game pc" manufacturer buying another overpriced pos "game pc" manufacturer.

XPS=Alienware=I'm too stupid to do research before i bought and i have too much cash to care I bout a inferiro product for way too much $$$.

RIGHT ON!

I agree 100%

 

[essasin]

Honestly I rather buy an IBM (before it was bought out)

 

[jonnyGURU]

You know... I said rumor, but the more I read Rahul Sood's blog (which is on the same server as my Blog so when he gets Slashdotted, I get a 404) the more believable it sounds....

Then today I read this: http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=30289

Linking this: http://reviews.cnet.com/4531-10921_7-6464030.html

DOH?

 

[jonnyGURU]

IT'S OFFICIAL AS OF COB TODAY!!!!!

http://www.tradingmarkets.com/tm.site/news/BREAKING%20NEWS/201273/

(RTTNews) - Dell Inc. (DELL | charts | news | Powerrating) on Wednesday said it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Alienware to further satisfy the growing number of consumers and businesses seeking the highest-performance PC products, including those used for gaming and multimedia digital content management. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

The company said Alienware will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary following completion of the transaction and will maintain its own product development, product marketing, sales, technical support and other operations as well as brand.

 

[bluemax]

Holy crap!

 

[AzNPinkTuv]

who else lost 100% respect for AW?

freaking ghey.... although they would run indepentantly, knowing about this freakin deal just makes me wanna puke... and although the product probably wouldnt even deminish in quality, i still lost all respect for a once maybe respectable company

 

[vanish]

AW was never good anyway. Poo on them.


They said they needed money though; common sense dictates that Dell is the best place to go for that, especially since AW and Dell "share a lot in common." Besides, look on the bright side- now Dell actually has AMD hardware solutions.

 

[midnightrat]

just in case anyone was interested here's another link for dell buys alienware report from cnet

http://news.com.com/2061-10792_3-6052866.html?part=rss&tag=6052866&subj=news

 

[jread]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[jaynonymous]

It's interesting that Dell would purchase them and leave them as an autonomous unit. There may still be hope for AW after all. I can't see how this would be good for customer's if Dell tries to integrate them into their existing operations, so I'm glad to see that they'll remain a separate unit.

 

[alimoalem]

Originally posted by: Kaido
Yay, $499 Alienware systems!

does this mean i might buy a "dell" now? just because AW stays its own little thing, i hope they come out with some competitive prices at least