[TriLUG] rfc on server

[Jim Ray]

not to mention any names; however, one of the largest PC manufacturers 
is notorious for offering a low price yet leaving out the components 
necessary for the system to run properly.  for example, as soon as you 
add the necessary memory or whatever the case may be, the price changes 
drastically.

i'm taking a brand marketing course at nc state this semester and wanted 
to bounce off the group my class project:
http://www.neuse.net/server

instead of offering the lowest price, i wanted to offer the best server 
and go straight up against Dell.  does anyone have some marketing angles 
that would be appropriate or technical comments on the design?  many 
taxpayers are not particularly happy about the incentives granted to 
Dell for their new plant when the small businesses did not get squat.  
what will make them squirm the most?

i used to be one of their customers (and resellers for that matter) yet 
started having a problem from a technical view point when the same 
serial number for one of their PCs pulled up multiple choices for 
drivers on their support web site.  they used to be #1 in my book back 
in 1988 when i bought my first few systems (286 w/ a whole megabyte of 
RAM).  they have slipped in my ratings.

regards,

jim

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