Wednesday, July 24, 2002
Dell no longer selling HP products
Posted by Jason Dunn in "NEWS" @ 08:00 AM
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,102993,tk,dn072302X,00.asp
No more Dell discount coupons for you! Dell is certainly flexing their muscles lately - PDAs, printers, what's next?
"Hewlett-Packard has stopped selling its printing and digital imaging products to Dell Computer, as the two companies jockey for position in a move one analyst likens to "marital jealousy" played out through largely symbolic, though still irksome, behavior. As can be the case in such squabbles, however, HP's move could wind up forcing it to pay a much higher price than might now be imagined, suggests another analyst. The back-and-forth between HP and Dell has emerged as a consequence of HP acquiring Compaq Computer, a top Dell rival, setting off a series of maneuvers from each side that, while seemingly minor at the time, might add up to something much larger as the new rivalry plays out...
...HP notified Dell of its decision Tuesday, saying that it would no longer sell printers, digital cameras, PDAs, and other items in its imaging business to Dell. This move was a result of HP's expectation that Dell will enter the printer business and possibly the PDA market on its own, says Diane Roncal, a spokesperson at HP."
No more Dell discount coupons for you! Dell is certainly flexing their muscles lately - PDAs, printers, what's next?
"Hewlett-Packard has stopped selling its printing and digital imaging products to Dell Computer, as the two companies jockey for position in a move one analyst likens to "marital jealousy" played out through largely symbolic, though still irksome, behavior. As can be the case in such squabbles, however, HP's move could wind up forcing it to pay a much higher price than might now be imagined, suggests another analyst. The back-and-forth between HP and Dell has emerged as a consequence of HP acquiring Compaq Computer, a top Dell rival, setting off a series of maneuvers from each side that, while seemingly minor at the time, might add up to something much larger as the new rivalry plays out...
...HP notified Dell of its decision Tuesday, saying that it would no longer sell printers, digital cameras, PDAs, and other items in its imaging business to Dell. This move was a result of HP's expectation that Dell will enter the printer business and possibly the PDA market on its own, says Diane Roncal, a spokesperson at HP."
