Dell

One of the companies that entered the internet tablet market is the global computer manufacturing giant Dell. As I mentioned in yesterdayâ€™s article on the BlackBerry Playbook, breaking into the potentially lucrative tablet market is hard and more companies have failed than succeeded. Dell has acknowledged that it has also failed in its bid to become a competitive player in the market when it announced that it is getting out of the US tablet market.

Dell has stopped selling the Dell Streak 7, the companyâ€™s last remaining tablet model being sold in the US market. Last August, Dell discontinued the sales of the Dell Streak 5. The companyâ€™s Dell Streak 10 was never released in the US and may not be released at all given the turn of events. It is, however, being sold in China. [Read more…]

Originally posted on December 6, 2011 @ 12:26 pm

China is one of the great untapped markets on earth and any company who does not set their eyes on the Chinese market will only be left behind.
At least that is the common belief that has been passed on for the last few years. There is truth to this because China is an exploding market with consumers that are fast to latch on to trends and have the buying power to follow those trends.

American computer manufacturer Dell is making additional inroads to the Chinese market by partnering with Baidu, one of Chinaâ€™s biggest companies. The agreement is for the manufacturing of smartphones and tablets that will use Baiduâ€™s own Android-based operating system, Yi. [Read more…]

Originally posted on September 8, 2011 @ 11:17 am

Dell Retreats from US Tablet Market

Dell, Baidu enter partnership to produce “Yi” smartphones