What Dell and HP Has to Say About Apple

It�s quite hard for rival electronics giants to admit failure. Moreover, what�s more painful is to see top shots totally towering over you on some highly successful product such as an iPad 2. Yes, you are right. It�s Dell and HP trying to do their part in bringing Apple�s hot-selling iPad 2 down to their low-level ranking. According to our source, some executives from Dell and HP released harsh criticisms about the iPad calling it �not feasible� and �impractical�. Andy Lark, Global Marketing Head from Dell, was quoted saying, �Apple is great if you�ve got a lot of money and live on an island. It�s not so great if you have to exist in a diverse, open, connected enterprise; simple things become quite complex. An iPad with a keyboard, a mouse and a case [means] you�ll be at $1,500 or $1,600; that�s double of what you�re paying. That�s not feasible.� On the other hand, HP�s very own Senior Vice-President for America�s Solution Partners criticized Apple�s ways as very transactional and rather harsh and unfriendly to its customers. But we guess that Apple isn�t moved at all by the harsh criticisms. After all, Apple is Apple.