Dell In Talks With EMC Over Possible Merger

Megalith · Oct 10, 2015

This was reported earlier in the week, but what are your thoughts on what could be the biggest tech merger ever?

A deal with EMC would cement Dells transition from a consumer-facing company to one focused on technology for large companiesa far cry from the company Mr. Dell founded in his University of Texas dorm room in 1984.

foxhound2001 · Oct 10, 2015

Sounds good and all but the real question is when the hell will the Dell dude ever come back?

SparkedFire · Oct 10, 2015

foxhound2001 said:
Sounds good and all but the real question is when the hell will the Dell dude ever come back?

It was actually an excellent marketing campaign at the time and pushed Dell's in a lot of homes. Marketing these days is lackluster.

tungt88 · Oct 11, 2015

SparkedFire said:
It was actually an excellent marketing campaign at the time and pushed Dell's in a lot of homes. Marketing these days is lackluster.

"Dude, you're getting a Dell."

Dell Dude

Dell Dude 2

Dell Dude 3

One of the best and most memorable marketing campaigns; it really defined the early 2000s ad approach to mainstream Americans for computers.

Dell In Talks With EMC Over Possible Merger

Megalith

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foxhound2001

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SparkedFire

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tungt88

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