Wednesday, February 06, 2013
Wishing Dell well
Dell Computer is getting out of the New York Casino and returning to private control. Should be a good move. Non-stock companies function better than stock-based companies for a very simple reason. Profit is important to a direct owner. The profit motive creates a feedback loop with customers, enabling management to detect when the customers are unhappy. A stock-based company reponds only to the Wall Street gamblers, who see customers, products and employees as unnecessary and costly distractions from Market-Clearing Efficiency.
Some observers, looking at Microsoft's participation in this deal, think the goal is to bring back a focus on business users. I hope so. As I noted earlier, Windows 7 is no longer suitable for work use, and it sounds like W8 is even worse. M$ and Dell have been trying to follow Apple in the latest fast-moving trends, which are essentially incompatible with a smooth-running work computer.
Labels: the broken circle
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