NERO - Dell Comes Clean

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100399817973404984.post-90085128597122373362007-06-19T07:07:00.001-05:002007-06-19T07:15:37.845-05:00NERO - Dell Comes Clean<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_WHRbl_yf1VM/RnfHVKEfjHI/AAAAAAAAAE8/qyP71oXKTLk/s1600-h/nero.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_WHRbl_yf1VM/RnfHVKEfjHI/AAAAAAAAAE8/qyP71oXKTLk/s320/nero.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077746271177903218" border="0" /></a>Tuesday, June 19, 2007 - A NERO award goes out to Dell Corp, who quickly relented under intense pressure and withdrew their request for <a href="http://consumerist.com/consumer/takedowns/dell-apologizes-for-asking-consumerist-to-remove-post-269653.php">consumerist.com</a> to remove a post exposing Dell marketing techniques. Some key points from Consumerist.com: <blockquote><a href="http://direct2dell.com/one2one/archive/2007/06/16/18397.aspx">Dell has said it was wrong</a> for trying to get The Consumerist to remove a <a href="http://consumerist.com/consumer/insiders/22-confessions-of-a-former-dell-sales-manager-268831.php">"confessions" post from a former Dell worker</a>. <a class="tagautolink" title="Posts tagged as dell" href="http://consumerist.com/consumer/dell/">Dell</a>'s Direct2Dell blog wrote, "Now's not the time to mince words, so let me just say it... we blew it." Dell also posted its own series of "<a class="tagautolink" title="Posts tagged as confessions" href="http://consumerist.com/consumer/confessions/">confessions</a>." Number one: "Ok, we goofed. We shouldn't have sent a notice. To my earlier point, we appreciate the reminder from the community. Point taken."</blockquote> Clearly, Dell underestimated the power of consumers to respond to power-hungry companies.<div class="blogger-post-footer">**************************************************** Another great item from http://www.heronerozero.com where HERO NERO ZERO is a way of life! ****************************************************</div>Editornoreply@blogger.com