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A few of my investment decisions have been influenced by things that I see my kids and their friends showing the most interest in.\u00a0 Nintendo vs. Playstation, Nick or Cartoon Network, You Tube or Hulu…<\/p>\n
Until recently I didn’t even realize Connor and his friends knew the difference between Dell and Apple.\u00a0 Let me preface this by saying most of these kids have access to both.\u00a0 At Connors school they are required to do portion of their homework on-line.\u00a0 They have Apple computers in their labs at school. Now Connor wants his own computer in his room at his desk.\u00a0 He specifically said he wanted a Dell.\u00a0 “One of the ones you can change the case on”.\u00a0 I asked if he’d rather have an Apple.\u00a0 He said “um, no”.\u00a0 Then he very specifically, and surprisingly, said he doesn’t like the browser.\u00a0 I asked if he meant Safari and he said “ya”.\u00a0 Then, to my complete surprise, he said “Apple’s are not as cool as Dell”.\u00a0 One of the more shocking moments of my week as this was without my influence at all.\u00a0 In fact, I’ve often represented Apple as the solution for kids because they’re a little easier to use and, until recently, harder to corrupt.<\/p>\n
Apparently most of the kids in the Senior Academy, the high school at East Wake Academy, carry Dell’s.\u00a0 Affordability probably factored in the older students purchasing decision but like it or not this type of presence does have an influence on they younger kids.\u00a0 iPads?\u00a0 Useless.\u00a0 Try having an 8-year-old type a paragraph on a freakin’ iPad.\u00a0 You might as well give them your phone to do it.\u00a0 In fact, my Motorola Atrix has far more memory, processing capability and docking solutions than any iPad.\u00a0 I could hook it to the lapdock and provide him a more suitable WORKING platform.\u00a0 That’s the key here…work to be done.\u00a0 Ever try actually working productively on a tablet for more than a few minutes?\u00a0 You won’t do it twice.<\/p>\n
Now to be fair Connor and his friends all praise iPods.\u00a0 Yet they seem to have no interest in tablets.\u00a0 Not sure what the difference is other than the size.\u00a0 But they really want<\/em> Dells.\u00a0 I’ve heard them praise the name.\u00a0 Something I never really expected.\u00a0 When asked about a Macbook or a Dell I’ve even heard 13 and 14 year old girls answer Dell.\u00a0 Where did this come from and what does it mean?\u00a0 Are Macbooks going to be relegated to a pretentious, over 25 crowd who are more interested in looking hip than actual productivity? Note: writing email, sorting photos and music is not “productivity”.\u00a0 Productivity is spending hours upon hours at a physical keyboard.\u00a0 Most adults I know who use Macs exclusively have never written as much in one sitting as I wrote in this blog post.\u00a0 Of course there are exceptions and I’m stereotyping but the real point of all this is the cool factor.<\/p>\n Could it be that Dell is gaining traction against Apple at their own game?\u00a0 Could Dell actually become cooler than Apple?\u00a0 Gasp!\u00a0 Has it already happened and adults with their heads in the clouds just don’t realize it yet?\u00a0 If so, Apple has a real problem because their sales are now solely based on product image.\u00a0 Not performance or innovative technology but shiny aluminum cases housing flakey, and yes, unstable operating systems when compared to Windows 7.\u00a0 The loss of Jobs, the emergence of Dells image and Windows 8 on the horizon all may mean trouble for the #1 titan of over priced, gotta have it garbage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A few of my investment decisions have been influenced by things that I see my kids and their friends showing the most interest in.\u00a0 Nintendo vs. Playstation, Nick or Cartoon Network, You Tube or Hulu… Until recently I didn’t even realize Connor and his friends knew the difference between Dell and Apple.\u00a0 Let me preface … Continue reading Is Dell quietly becoming cooler than Apple?<\/span>