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    the Death of the 18?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 18 and M18x' started by DumbDumb, Jan 6, 2015.

  1. DumbDumb

    DumbDumb Alienware !Wish money wasn't the problem.

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    DumbDumb, Jan 6, 2015
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  2. 1nstance

    1nstance Notebook Evangelist

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    The end of an era.
     
    1nstance, Jan 7, 2015
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  3. J.Dre

    J.Dre Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    It will come back once they fire Frank Azor. He has no idea what he's doing.

    Every time I see this guy "Eddy" speak in one of their videos, I get this urge to smack that smile off his face, lol. :D

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    J.Dre, Jan 7, 2015
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  4. bumbo2

    bumbo2 Notebook Deity

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    @jdre, I think he's the guy making changes on alienware! Frank is working go Alienware before dell bought Alienware!
     
    bumbo2, Jan 7, 2015
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  5. J.Dre

    J.Dre Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    He was promoted to General Manager when Dell went private. He used to be the "Senior VP of Design" at Alienware. It's all him.
     
    J.Dre, Jan 7, 2015
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  6. n=1

    n=1 YEAH SCIENCE!

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    I guess the $1,000,000 question is whether Azor was simply taking orders from the big wigs, or whether he had any input on the path Alienware is taking right now.
     
    n=1, Jan 7, 2015
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  7. J.Dre

    J.Dre Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I'm guessing his promotion to GM of Alienware had strings attached. I'd say there's a very high chance that Dell (being private) consolidated all of its financials and saw that Alienware was costing them a lot of money compared to their other lineups (i.e. XPS), and now Alienware is being overhauled and forced to go "cheap."
     
    J.Dre, Jan 7, 2015
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  8. joecait

    joecait Notebook Deity

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    Found other place to read more...
     
    joecait, Jan 8, 2015
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