Getting the Best Deal From Dell — Or Not 207
Nom du Keyboard writes "When The Consumerist published 22 tips for getting the best deal from Dell Computers, according to a self-described former Dell sales manager, Dell fired back with a take-down notice. You might want to look quickly, in the event it does get taken down. The Consumerist's lawyer's initial response was to deny the takedown request."
nice try (Score:4, Funny)
Re:wtf? (Score:5, Funny)
Note: Seems whenever a take-down notice is given, the number of hits grows... exponentially.
Re:As another poster has already pointed out, (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Insurance Fraud (Score:2, Funny)
Re:SLASHDOT IS LATE. Dell already apologized yeste (Score:1, Funny)
But... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Text of Dell Apology (Score:2, Funny)
I'm going to both commend Dell for this move and attack them for turning it into a crappy promotion for themselves. Yes, they made a mistake. Yes, they listened and responded well. Bravo to them and their PR department for realizing the blunder and admitting to it (because, let's be honest - those 22 confessions were ways to get better deals on DELL systems: it was a giant ad for Dell anyway, I can't believe they decided to try to challenge it). However, the 23 "confessions" that Dell posted are utter PR crap.
*Puts on Jon Stewart voice* "All right guys, we admit it. We've been trying to hide it from you, but you found us out. We're trying to be eco friendly. We're a bit ashamed of it, but since we're now being open and honest with our consumers, we'll just say it. Oh, and why not really open up and show our underbelly to you: WE HAVE SOME AWESOME NEW SYSTEMS COMING OUT SOON!!!! GO TO OUR WEBSITE!!1!!11!"
Plus, #23 is utter crap and was just put on there so they could literally 1-up the previous article. I've bought a lot of Dell's, and for the money they're some of the best computers you can get, but this kind of lame PR stunt, when they almost had a legitimately honest and strong response, just pisses me off.