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Title: Dell buys Alienware
Post by: Mr. Kennedy on March 14, 2006, 03:11:54 PM: Woooo... Dell eats up more competition and will actually sell computers with AMD processors in it now!

Dell Buys Alienware (http://reviews.cnet.com/4531-10921_7-6464030.html)
Title: Dell buys Alienware
Post by: THX on March 14, 2006, 04:55:08 PM: argh. dont really care for either company but i don\'t like the idea of dell getting even bigger :\\

it should be funny to see a fanboy gamer that dropped 5 grand for an alienware be connected to dell tech support c/o habeeb
Title: Dell buys Alienware
Post by: Titan on March 14, 2006, 05:59:14 PM: So, will Alienware brand the Dell symbol or are they still kinda separate wtih their builds?
Title: Dell buys Alienware
Post by: Mr. Kennedy on March 14, 2006, 06:34:28 PM: My guess is that Dell will phase out their XPS line, and use Alienware exclusively as their high-end gaming machines.
Title: Dell buys Alienware
Post by: Evi on March 14, 2006, 06:43:39 PM: Um...no? That\'s the last company I\'d want buying Alienware...
Title: Dell buys Alienware
Post by: Titan on March 14, 2006, 07:21:43 PM: I like Dell personally. I love my laptop I gor from them (the Inspiron 9300). Its a big mother though. But its good for me. I don\'t like small laptops as my primary computer. I like the big screen though :) The only downfall was trying to find a case for it. I could only find one backpack that fit its size (i wanted a backpack anyway) and it was expensive.
Title: Dell buys Alienware
Post by: Living-In-Clip on March 15, 2006, 06:34:35 PM: In other news.........

Dell buys a worthless company and sells "high-end" machines to idiots who want a fancy case..............
Title: Dell buys Alienware
Post by: FatalXception on March 15, 2006, 07:18:04 PM: Dell DENIES buy-out rumor. (http://www.hardocp.com/news.html?news=MTc2MjEsTWFyY2ggICAgLDIwMDYsaGVudGh1c2lhc3Q=)

That\'s good, that Alienware doesn\'t sell out. Then again, anyone who needs a high end computer should invest the time to learn to build one, and do it themselves... faster and cheaper.

OH yeah...

The Dell XPS (http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=OTI0LDgsLGhjb25zdW1lcg==) systems come with an incredible amount of bloatware, and run like shit. They have low build quality, non removable pre installed crap, and don\'t come with the Windows you paid for. Never, ever buy a Dell.
Title: Dell buys Alienware
Post by: shockwaves on March 15, 2006, 07:31:00 PM: Ugh, I hate Dell. My girlfriend got a Dell laptop and has had nothing but trouble with it. It came with a faulty screen and is just really poorly built. And god is their customer support ever awful.
Title: Dell buys Alienware
Post by: Phil on March 15, 2006, 07:33:14 PM: People either have Powerbooks or Dell laptops here at my school. The Macs make the dells look and feel like clunky bricks.
Title: Dell buys Alienware
Post by: Mr. Kennedy on March 15, 2006, 09:15:53 PM: I\'d be happy if Dell DIDN\'T nab Alienware, but it\'s looking inevitable.
Title: Dell buys Alienware
Post by: GmanJoe on March 16, 2006, 05:53:31 AM: Quote from: Living-In-Clip
In other news.........

Dell buys a worthless company and sells "high-end" machines to idiots who want a fancy case..............

Image sells, baby. Hence why I hate MTV with a passion. Image is everything in America. You could bowtie shit and it\'ll sell.
Title: Dell buys Alienware
Post by: mm on March 16, 2006, 06:17:46 AM: dell already sells "high end" machines

alienware machines are quite nice, don\'t hate cause you can\'t afford one
Title: Dell buys Alienware
Post by: GmanJoe on March 16, 2006, 06:28:53 AM: Quote from: mm
dell already sells "high end" machines

alienware machines are quite nice, don\'t hate cause you can\'t afford one

Who are you talkin\' to?
Title: Dell buys Alienware
Post by: Mr. Kennedy on March 16, 2006, 07:50:38 AM: too bad their customer service is shitty... still haven\'t gotten my rebate from the notebook I got back in JANUARY
Title: Dell buys Alienware
Post by: GmanJoe on March 16, 2006, 08:19:07 AM: Quote from: The Hurricane
too bad their customer service is shitty... still haven\'t gotten my rebate from the notebook I got back in JANUARY

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Title: Dell buys Alienware
Post by: Living-In-Clip on March 17, 2006, 10:24:13 AM: Rebates are gay.
Title: Dell buys Alienware
Post by: Evi on March 17, 2006, 11:20:50 AM: Quote from: FatalXception
Dell DENIES buy-out rumor.

That\'s good, that Alienware doesn\'t sell out. Then again, anyone who needs a high end computer should invest the time to learn to build one, and do it themselves... faster and cheaper.
That\'s good news. And yes...building FTW!!
Title: Dell buys Alienware
Post by: Jar O Pickles on March 17, 2006, 06:28:17 PM: Dells get the highest scores on all the porn bechmarking tests
Title: Dell buys Alienware
Post by: Mr. Kennedy on March 18, 2006, 09:36:23 AM: so i\'ve seen ;)
Title: Dell buys Alienware
Post by: THX on March 22, 2006, 05:17:46 PM: it\'s twoo...

http://www.pcgamer.com/archives/2006/03/confirmed_dell.html
Title: Dell buys Alienware
Post by: Evi on March 22, 2006, 05:41:36 PM: *cries*

Well they\'re still independant, so that\'s good.
Title: Dell buys Alienware
Post by: JBean on March 23, 2006, 07:26:21 AM: damn Hurricane, your computer is already looking outdated ;)
Title: Dell buys Alienware
Post by: FatalXception on March 23, 2006, 05:24:27 PM: The latest twist to the story (http://www.joystiq.com/2006/03/22/dell-confirms-alienware-purchase/)

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After denying the rumors that first started circulating a couple weeks ago, Dell has finally confirmed that they\'ve acquired high-end gaming rig manufacturer Alienware for an undisclosed amount.

When suits are making such acquisition decisions, they often start with a "make or buy" investigation. One can assume that whenever the decision to "buy" (that is, acquire an external company) has been made, said suits determined that the acquisition target offered something that they couldn\'t "make" on their own for the right price and within the right time frame.

Oh hell, we\'ll stop beating around the bush: Dell purchased Alienware because Dell has repeatedly failed to build credibility in the high-end PC gaming market. Few Joystiq readers associate the Dell name with gaming performance, and that\'s exactly why Dell had to acquire an outside company.

So it looks like the denial was made, but false because the deal wasn\'t final (and I assume that there was some stock buying/selling going on and they wanted to prices to hold for a few more days). Now its confirmed. Dell buys Alienware. Oh well, I guess another small independant will have to startup and make high end computers... I know I\'ve thought about entering that market a few times in the last few years...