Dell is not exactly firing on all cylinders these days as it discontinues another product that was to compete with Apple.
[ad#Google Adsense 300×250 in story]The latest casualty in Dell’s product line-up is the Adamo, a smaller notebook designed to take on Apple’s MacBook Air. Needless to say, it didn’t do so well.
The Adamo started selling in 2009 for around $2,000, according to CNET, but the latest models were selling for $799. However, not even steep discounts could save the computer from the junkyard.
The Adamo isn’t the first time Dell released products to compete with Apple. They had MP3 players to compete with the iPod, computers, and most recently tablets that are designed to compete with Apple’s iPad.
Given Dell’s track record, the Dell Streak tablet should be discontinued any day now.
Dell should sell the company and give the money back to its shareholders… 🙂
Why? Will somebody write an article that will tell us why the Adamo failed?
Too expensive?
Too fancy?
Defects?
Why?
the failure of a pc “air” is easy. The win pc is so devalued that no one willing to pay for than$499 for the experience – that it’s a chore and something u have to have but no one wants to pay more than necessary. Macs on the other hand are a different market – that’s why macs market share of the$1k plus market is 95%.
It failed because it was a chrome-plated turd. You know, fancy hardware running an inferior OS.
Blech!
Yes, but this wasnt close to being a MBA killer. The Dell Mini 10v netbook running 10.6 is much closer to being a killer to the MBA 11. Surely it lacks in many areas but for about $350 incl. Snow Leopard disc…. It runs OSX almost flawlessly.
They never get it. Its the OS that matters not the hardware. Speaking as one who has to use Windows at work.
Why? Will somebody write an article that will tell us why the Adamo failed?
Too expensive?
Too fancy?
Defects?
Why?
Because the only things Dell makes that are worth a damn are their flat panel displays. And it’s anybody’s guess who makes them.
I have another point to add, as well.
Although it was not as well-appointed, you could get the Vostro V13 – and can still get the Vostro V130 – for a *fraction* of the price of the Adamo, and it looks very similar otherwise.
With the exception of a fairly short battery life, it is suitable for general purpose use in my opinion (even if it runs Windows… argh…)
Actually, there are a lot of products that Dell makes that are excellent–esepcially in the Enterprise area. Their rackmount servers, especially the PowerEdge 610, 710, and 810 lines, are quire respectable performers and durable. Their ISCSI storage — in particular the Dell EqualLogic line, is absolutely stellar.
The “running 10.6” part is the important part, that some people are willing to pay $$$$ for.
Agree. I think the article meant in terms of DELL vs. Apple, like laptops, etc…