Michael Dell once again says he's down with competing with the iPhone... in the future
By Darren Murph 
posted Sep 4th 2008 3:41AM
posted Sep 4th 2008 3:41AM
Ugh, make it stop. Every few months, someone in the media asks Michael Dell the inevitable question: "Do you plan on competing with Apple's iPhone?" While speaking recently in the Citi Technology Conference in New York, the chief executive stated that "I think you will see us with small screen devices," and he continued on to state that we the people will see Dell producing "smaller and smaller devices that have capabilities of the [iPhone]." Without missing a beat, he also proclaimed: "Not in the near-term." Alrighty then -- anything we didn't already know?
Give it up already, Mike. You're leaving a scorched earth full of your poorly engineered crap.
On the not of apple though...
Give it up already, Steve. You're leaving a scorched earth full of your novelty overpriced crap.
The Dell Inspiron Mini is an iPhone competitor--it just needs a die shrink.
So basically, he said that they'll be making small-screened devices, and that they'll be making devices with at least some capabilities analogous to those of the iPhone's, and that they will be making smaller and smaller devices with such capabilities... but not soon.
WOW, what a story!
It's just about meaningless enough to be worth reading just for amusement's sake.
I'll have some of whatever you're smoking.
so thats a laptop then. Dell is a wang.
I wish they DID have plans for a smartphone sooner rather than later (If not ever...). If they could make it an X51V but thinner, I'd be floored (And sold).
Umm nObama, and Yes I own an iPhone, go McCain!
And how exactly did you work that out from this article?
"anything we didn't already know?"
Anything WE didn't already know?
@happy_penguin
You can tell from his name that he's on yay. Not to mention his stance on iPhone.
@Yay
It doesn't make you smarter than anyone else to own a device that decided to take out a few features during the dumbbing down process. They shouldn't ever label the iPhone a smart phone.
Take me to your dealer!
Alright, guys. He was either making a joke, or being a troll. Either way, this particular comment was not worth responding to beyond happy_penguin's remark. Moving on!
Dear Mr. Dell,
Please make sure your engineers are thing of a better thing, not another insult to your company. The only product of yours that i admire was you Axim 50 and 51 series, which is a great product that you stopped. i hope youll soon realize how far you are to the competition now.
"Please make sure your engineers are thing of a better thing"
What the heck does that mean?
I've always told Mr. Dell, don't stop you products.
Dell has no problem outsourcing their devices. I would certainly expect Dell to contract with HTC (or someone as good) for any phone "they" come out with eventually.
Are you guys serious? Why would you even mention politics on a post about Dell making a iPhone competitive device?
And for your own sake don't ever mention your choice in a president because you own a iPhone ever again.
I reckon Dell are waiting on Microsoft to finish Windows Mobile 7... then you'll see "small screen phone devices" from Dell that run WM7. That's my guess... my sources within Microsoft say we'll be seeing these devices at the end of the year...
If you're been reading engadget comments for sometime now, you'll know that Yay is just a troll and is best to just ignore him. Just click the "-" and move on.
On another note Obama doesn't have an iPhone and McCain probably has never heard of the term "cellular network".
wow , i didn't even know DELL was named after a person.
Why are you on this website then?
>>> "..."Not in the near-term..."
They're probably still negotiating with Palm to buy them out.
...and therefore the Delldo Phone is created
Dell should close up shop and give the money back to the investors... :-) hehehhehe
Dell wants to emulate Apple in whatever way they can....... This is what I heard when I interviewed there
Dell, to beat iphone, all you need is minimalistic design like the outrageously nicely designed Dell E4200 that I am highly anticipating. The phone should be the following (do not compromise the list or else face failure):
1. 4.3" capacitive touch screen with extremely little border/bezel/frame (whatever you call it), width, and especially height (beats iphone).
2. With that screen size, it's perfect for GPS, so add GPS, look at all the current 4.3" touchscreen GPS, which is getting really pocketable!
3. Thin, and light, but can sacrifice some for good battery, and to pack all the other essentials behind the display.
4. Android OS, this is the only OS that can truly compete with iphone OS due to development community and openness.
5. Minimal external buttons, maybe the iphone position screen on/off button, and blackberry type thumb wheel scroll on the side.