08-16-2006, 02:40 PM
Evan Wrote:We recently switched from all IBM to all Dell laptops/desktops, it's all about the sales job the provider does, and how much they undercut the competition.Mike Wrote:you must be naive, any coroporate discount would also apply to any other manufacturer who would love to get an order for 16,000 laptops and a huge support deal, so IBMs would still be the most initially expensive to buy. These decisions are all made about the numbers, and apparently the long term cost savings on a IBM machine is worth the initial cost.Evan Wrote:As a data point, Booz Allen buys IBM laptops for all of its 16,000 employees, and since they are the most expensive laptops, there has got to be a reason.
a reason? somebody at the top likes them or they get a great corporate deal. doesn't have to be any more reason than that.
