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like this guy
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Dell is already in big chains and if they didn't see this coming, shame on them for being naive... and shame on the people that think they won't be paying sales tax in the US at all!]]>Jan 30th 2008 8:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/
They'd be better off doing what Apple does. Run aggresive marketing campaigns and use all your money stocking your product to be sold.
]]>Jan 30th 2008 12:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/Jan 30th 2008 3:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/Jan 30th 2008 6:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/
We did, on average, $64,500K a week! Our Profitability was through the roof. Pleas explain how the kiosk business was a bad idea. The only thing that killed the kiosks is the fact that HP is killing Dell in market share. Dell believes that they can make up the gap by throwing out crappy systems that are not upgraded at all. ]]>Jan 30th 2008 10:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/
I lived in Shanghai on business for over 2 years. The Chinese LOVE Dell and alot of hiring of techs is done by Dell in their top universities. China is a huge market if you can effectively serve them. ]]>Jan 30th 2008 12:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/Jan 30th 2008 7:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/Jan 30th 2008 12:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/Jan 30th 2008 12:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/Jan 30th 2008 12:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/Jan 30th 2008 12:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/Jan 30th 2008 12:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/
After the subprime mortgage collapse, most "mortgage brokers" ended up getting laid off or fired. I worked in that buiz with a friend but I was smart enough to get retrained and graduate with an M.S. degree. He didn't even get a Bachelors.

In the buiz, we were getting STUPID Commission checks. 30% of a broker fee (up to 50%) . Our checks for the month were usually over $4000 (sometimes over $10,000) depending on how many loans we closed.

NOW ITS ALL OVER.

My friend works 7 - 7Pm 7 days a week for the NYC DEP.


I assumed after the collapse, brokers would resort to "short sale" scams. Problem is, no one can get mortgages anymore unless their credit is substantial. ]]>Jan 30th 2008 1:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/maybe if you had pushed through so many loans to questionable borrowers, there wouldn't have been a collapse in the first place]]>Jan 30th 2008 6:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/
They're going to call me and have me order it. That's how. Damn you, Dell!]]>Jan 30th 2008 12:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/Jan 30th 2008 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/
Dell gave no warning at all that we would be losing our jobs....the kiosks themselves were removed BEFORE we had any notice that we are fired.....bulls**t, pure bull*t.]]>Jan 30th 2008 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/Jan 30th 2008 1:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/Jan 30th 2008 1:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/
To be fair though, Dell had to do this. And they soon will have to do a lot more. Dell is not in the position they were once in; on top and unchallenged. HP has mounted a worldwide assault on dell that's huge. Even in the US, Dell's home ground, HP is no.2 by only the smallest of margins.

Dell's product line, specifically build-quality on the products seeing the highest sales growth (Notebooks), is far from stellar. Add to that the eroding market share due to competition in the PC market as well as the steady migration away from Windows to macs (granted, in its infancy stage now), does not bode well.

In addition, the downturn in the markets recently and fears of recession has put most government and corporate plans to upgrade systems on hold, putting further pressure on Dell as those are its bread-and-butter clients.

All these, collectively, makes me wonder why it took them this long to do this in the first place, especially considering their reactive-move against HP to put products in mainstream retail channels. This news really should not come as a shock, but I do feel for you that at least they should have been more forthcoming with their employees. But considering how forthcoming they generally are with their customers, are you really that surprised?]]>Jan 30th 2008 1:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/Jan 30th 2008 2:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/
Ohhh wait...you're in luck, I heard the T-Mo kiosk is hiring at the other wing of the mall.]]>Jan 30th 2008 5:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/

It sucks, but be lucky that you're just a kid and not one of the higher-ups who counted on the money for a living.]]>Jan 30th 2008 5:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/Jan 30th 2008 12:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/
so how many are unemployed, statring tomorrow?
i hate that all those big companies are doing that for the sake of better profit *gr*
same goes for nokia and the planned shutdown of their german factory!]]>Jan 30th 2008 12:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/]]>Jan 30th 2008 1:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/Jan 30th 2008 1:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/Jan 30th 2008 2:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/Jan 30th 2008 4:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/
Companies do this all of the time all over the world. It's called economics.]]>Jan 30th 2008 6:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/Jan 31st 2008 4:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/Jan 30th 2008 10:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/Jan 30th 2008 1:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/Feb 1st 2008 12:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/Jan 30th 2008 1:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/Feb 1st 2008 12:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/Jan 30th 2008 1:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/
However, anyone who thinks that there is any loyalty from an employer is naive. I've been in the tech field for over 20 years and there's never been a "oh yea, just to let you know, in a few days/weeks you're going to have to find another job".

NO Employer will keep an employee they are going to get rid of for longer than it takes to tell them goodbye.

There are all sorts of reason, and not just company sided. Imagine the worry you'll have knowing you're going to be let go.

If they told you in advance, at the least, you might screw off, not do any work while getting paid, at the worst, you might decided to rob them blind, bad mouth the company to customers or even hurt the employee who didn't lose their job.

This is standard operating procedure people. Quit your whining, accept that it'll happen again sometime in your life and go find another job.

Oh and for all you who did get canned... How many of you have left without notice? Do you honestly think it's ok for you to do this but not the employer?

Welcome to the real world.]]>Jan 30th 2008 1:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/Jan 30th 2008 1:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/Jan 30th 2008 1:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/Ever need to try on clothes/shoes before you buy them? Or buy a suit? Good luck buying those online. Where I live we don't have to pay tax for clothes anyway.]]>Jan 30th 2008 1:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/Jan 30th 2008 5:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/Jan 30th 2008 1:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/
Even customers looking for high-end products had specific questions about things Dell doesn't detail on the website, and no best-buy employee is going to ever know the answers to any of those questions, but a rep at a Dell Kiosk would, because he loves the product and knows it inside and out.]]>Jan 30th 2008 2:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/its-a-done-deal-dell-puts-an-end-to-all-140-us-mall-kiosks/Jan 30th 2008 10:10PM