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Dell stops stelling iPod 'permanently'

updated 10:55 am EST, Fri December 19, 2003

Dell stop selling iPod

The Austin American-Statesman reports that Dell Inc. in mid-November, about two weeks after the company launched its own competing MP3 player and says it has no plans to resume sales of the No. 1 MP3 player. The article notes that both Apple and Dell declined to explain why the two companies scrapped their reselling agreement, however, it speculates that Apple's pricing policies may have conflicted with Dell aggressive discounting and promotions.

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12/19, 11:08am | report spam | close Reply |
Well, DUH

Why would they continue to sell the iPod once the DJ started shipping?

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12/19, 11:32am | report spam | close Reply |
Why even speculate?

As the previous comment suggested, they obviously stopped selling iPods because they have their own competitive product.

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12/19, 11:46am | report spam | close Reply |
Yeah Macnn, that's it...

It couldn't possibly be that it was outselling their own c***--in their own store!

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12/19, 11:48am | report spam | close Reply |
$$$

They'd continue to sell it if they thought they could make money out of it - afterall it's about what the customer wants.

If the customer wants a (superior) iPod, and Dell is licensed to sell it to them, and there's money in it, why wouldn't Dell want to sell it to them?

Not everyone is going to settle for a Dell DJ, and so to Dell that could be lost $$$.

It's the same reason Apple sells Adobe software.

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12/19, 12:02pm | report spam | close Reply |
I find it stupid that...

Dell did this: http://www1.us.dell.com/content/products/category.aspx/dj?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs

They "compare" the Dell DJ to the iPod. One of the things they put was "Not available for sale at Dell.com"..

WHO'S FAULT IS THAT??!!

Gawd Dell, it's like Apple prevented Dell from selling it.

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12/19, 12:15pm | report spam | close Reply |
well, now it's personal.

some days i find it hilarious. other days, i find it stupid. but steve and michael keep shooting zingers at each other through the press, and these two just sincerely DO NOT LIKE EACH OTHER. unless the ipod was selling with an enormous profit back to dell (which we know can't happen as apple sets those prices so they're the same price everywhere, sans coupons), dell would axe the ipod out of spite eventually.

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12/19, 12:40pm | report spam | close Reply |
Re: I find it stupid

They're not comparing that they don't sell it, they're just telling you this, because they have "Buy it here" buttons on the other two.

By the way, the dell DJ is 2 ounces heaver than the iPod, and slightly bigger.

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12/19, 12:52pm | report spam | close Reply |
the truly bad part

No more 15% coupons making dell.com the cheapest place to get an ipod.

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12/19, 12:56pm | report spam | close Reply |
Re: I find it stupid

"By the way, the dell DJ is 2 ounces heaver than the iPod, and slightly bigger. "

The DJ is 50% larger than the iPod in volume, I would say that is more than slightly bigger.

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12/19, 01:12pm | report spam | close Reply |
Business Model?

Everyone's business model? Customer base is PC only. Sells iPods when iTunes is Mac only. Stops selling iPods when iTunes is also for PC. Duh.

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12/19, 01:17pm | report spam | close Reply |
maybe...

My only thought was maybe Dell would keep the iPod around just to show how much cheaper and larger (in capacity) the DJ is compared to the iPod. Let consumers see, "oh, it's 30 bucks less and twice the capacity" or something... (not to mention heavier, harder to use, and a clear rip off.)

Then again, it's Dell. Letting the consumer choose is a different story. Want a printer? Buy a Dell and mail order your ink. Want a PDA? Buy a Dell and rely on them to provide the right support (from someone in freak'n India!!!). I'm sure we'll see a digital camera (ala Gateway) making it's way to the market and a LCD TV too...

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12/19, 01:35pm | report spam | close Reply |
on a related note...

I had heard that the iPod was selling well this holdiay season and today I observed it first-hand. Went into Compusmart in Toronto (one of the bigger chains that sells Macs here) and saw 5 people buy iPods in the 15 minutes I was there. I overheard the store manager say that they were the only one in the city who had iPods and that the remaining 9 that they had would be gone by this afternoon. Hopefully this translates into a good sales quarter and boosts my AAPL shares in January.

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12/19, 01:50pm | report spam | close Reply |
Pricing Policies

You could purchase a Dell desktop (and practically a laptop) with WMP for the price of the 40GB iPod. I would say the iPod did not agree with their pricing model. I can hear the telephone sales quandary. "OK, I'll take the $499 Dell 2400 2.4 GHz computer with the CD burner if that includes shipping. I can live with 128 MB RAM. BTW, how much extra to include a portable music player... TWICE as much! Shucks, that's highway robbery."

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12/19, 01:52pm | report spam | close Reply |
get a clue

" They'd continue to sell it if they thought they could make money out of it - afterall it's about what the customer wants.

If the customer wants a (superior) iPod, and Dell is licensed to sell it to them, and there's money in it, why wouldn't Dell want to sell it to them?

Not everyone is going to settle for a Dell DJ, and so to Dell that could be lost $$$."

You are naive.

Dell makes more money per unit selling their own Mp3 player than by selling iPods and sharing profit with Apple.

When given a choice between iPod and DJ, some Dell customers would buy iPod and some would buy DJ. When not given a choice, more will buy the DJ.

The other issue here is the overall online music business. iPods are not compatible with Dell's online music service. If Dell want to establish a signifigant marketshare then selling iPods is counterproductive.

Last but not least, Microsoft does not want Dell to sell iPods.

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12/19, 03:45pm | report spam | close Reply |
Way 2 go DELL

WHy did you EVER sell the damn iPods...

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p****

"By the way, the dell DJ is 2 ounces heaver than the iPod, and slightly bigger."

Gawd, you might break a fingernail with that extra 2 ounce weight! p****...

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12/19, 03:49pm | report spam | close Reply |
Bummer

so like Macnn readers. You like paying full retail price and yet feel so good about it you defend it!

I got my iPod through Dell (with %off and stackable coupons) for a steal and love it. If Dell would ever carry any Apple products, Dell will be the cheapest place to get it.

I, for one, am sorry that Dell has stopped carrying iPods.

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12/19, 05:24pm | report spam | close Reply |
They did it to HP

When Dell started making printers, they stopped selling HP's. This is a microsoft wannabe company. It is part of their business strategy to monopolize as much as possible.

People will buy the DJ because it is cheaper, not because it is better. People buy $499 Dimensions for the same reason.

There will always be those people whose main criteria is price. And then there will be people like me, whose main criteria is value. For me, there is simply no comparison to the daily satisfaction I get from using Apple's brilliantly-designed products. I am willing to pay more for that, and I think Apple is at the right price point.

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12/19, 06:31pm | report spam | close Reply |
BS

"And then there will be people like me, whose main criteria is value."

STFU, arrogant a******. What? You don't think other people can judge value? When they realize their $99 Dell widget performs satisfactorily as their $150 brand name unit there present a better value, you call them shopping by price? Maybe it's time when you get off your high horse.

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iPods in Toronto

"Went into Compusmart in Toronto (one of the bigger chains that sells Macs here) and saw 5 people buy iPods in the 15 minutes I was there. I overheard the store manager say that they were the only one in the city who had iPods and that the remaining 9 that they had would be gone by this afternoon."

Wow, that's funny. I was at Carbon Computing on Queen Street today at about 2:00 pm and they had a load of iPods in stock. Could the CompuSmart manager not have a clue? Did I just answer my own question?

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In case you wondered...

Dell ROCKS!!!

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Dell stops stelling iPod 'permanently'

updated 10:55 am EST, Fri December 19, 2003

Dell stop selling iPod

Well, DUH

Why even speculate?

Yeah Macnn, that's it...

$$$

I find it stupid that...

well, now it's personal.

Re: I find it stupid

the truly bad part

Re: I find it stupid

Business Model?

maybe...

on a related note...

Pricing Policies

get a clue

Way 2 go DELL

p****

Bummer

They did it to HP

BS

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