XPost: alt.folklore.computers   
   From: tnp@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 08/01/2026 04:57, Charlie Gibbs wrote:   
   > On 2026-01-07, John Ames  wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 7 Jan 2026 02:00:12 GMT   
   >> rbowman  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/01/dells-xps-revival-is-a-welcome-   
   >>> reprieve-from-the-ai-pc-fad/   
   >>>   
   >>> Does Dell see a little gnome with a pin approaching the bubble?   
   >>   
   >> Shockingly, it turns out that businesses do better when they make and   
   >> sell things that people actually *want* o_O   
   >   
   > The smart ones try to control what people want.   
   >   
   Try being the operative word.   
      
   Remember, if you relieve people of all their net disposable income, your   
   customer base disappears.   
      
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