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Has anyone else ever received an email from Business Technology Solutions that it's time to replace their laptop? The email is from Centene Laptop Refresh Program.
No one else that I know (not even my PL who has been there longer than me) has received this email or replaced their laptop if it was functioning properly. My laptop is working just fine and this will just be one more hassle that I frankly don't have time to deal with. Does anybody know what this is about?
The all aluminum, 90% recyclable Apple Mac Neo is going to give the Dell low and midrange PCs and Chromebooks a run for their money this year when it comes to the much sought after education market.
How is this business holding up ?
With the recent tension with labor and the fact nobody will even be using standard computers in 5 years per Elon Musk I am curious to know what others think about Dell being around in 15 years
Heard a rumor that Dell is trying to acquire the HP client business? Anyone else hearing this?
Does anyone know if the server Lag for those working from home compared to those in the office? It's been super slow today and it started around 9am.
At CES this year, analysts delivered one of the bluntest assessments the PC industry has heard in decades. While Apple and Lenovo are projected to become mega giants by 2030, far larger and more dominant than they are today, HP and Dell face a very different trajectory. Experts described both companies as “too large to pivot quickly, but too dependent on legacy PC economics to compete at the cutting edge.”
The consensus across panels and private briefings was clear. HP and Dell will not disappear, but they will be significantly smaller by the end of the decade. Multiple analysts forecast that each company will be less than half the size they are today by 2030, a direct result of structural disadvantages that intensify between 2026 and 2030.
The forces driving this contraction are the same ones powering Apple and Lenovo’s rise: AI acceleration, unified memory architectures, and a global shortage of advanced DRAM and HBM that favors vertically integrated giants.
HP: The Enterprise Giant Without a Silicon Strategy
By 2030, HP remains a recognizable brand, but primarily because of its enterprise contracts an government relationships, but the printing ecosystem completely collapses. Its consumer PC business, once a global leader, shrinks sharply during the second half of the decade.
Analysts at CES highlighted three core weaknesses:
• No proprietary silicon
HP depends entirely on Intel, AMD, and NVIDIA for AI acceleration. As AI PCs shift toward unified memory and custom neural engines, HP cannot differentiate.
• Thin margins in a tightening consumer market
Memory shortages hit HP’s mid‑range systems hardest. With HBM and advanced DRAM diverted to AI servers, HP’s consumer lineup becomes less competitive.
• Slow transition to AI‑native design
HP’s attempts to retrofit AI features into traditional laptops fall short of the performance delivered by vertically integrated competitors.
By 2029 and 2030, HP begins exploring carve‑outs and strategic restructuring to protect its enterprise business but the consumer footprint is gone.
Dell: A Server Powerhouse Dragged Down by Its PC Division
Dell enters the late 2020s with a booming server and data‑center business driven by global AI infrastructure demand. Yet this strength exposes the weakness of its PC division.
CES analysts pointed to several structural challenges:
• PCs lose strategic relevance inside Dell
As AI servers dominate revenue, the PC division becomes a low‑margin legacy business.
• Dependence on third‑party memory and GPUs
When HBM shortages intensify between 2027 and 2029, Dell prioritizes servers, leaving its PC lineup underpowered and overpriced.
• Enterprise buyers shift to AI‑native devices
Corporate customers increasingly choose AI‑accelerated systems from Apple and Lenovo, which offer better on‑device inference and unified memory designs.
By 2030, Dell’s PC business survives only through mergers, joint ventures, or partial divestitures, allowing the company to focus on its profitable AI‑server empire.
The New Hierarchy by 2030
CES analysts agreed on the broad outline of the decade ahead:
• Apple and Lenovo become mega giants, far larger and more dominant than they are today
• HP and Dell shrink to less than half their current size
• Acer and MSI exit the market entirely
• AI PCs replace traditional laptops
• Control of silicon and memory determines survival
The layoffs are the only thing you can count on at Dell!
Taking requests now. Thank you so much.
The Apple IIe (styled as Apple //e) is the third model in the Apple II series of personal computers produced by Apple Computer. It was released in January 1983 as the successor to the Apple II Plus. The e in the name stands for enhanced. It is the first Apple II with built-in lowercase, 80-column text support and 64K RAM standard, while reducing the total chip count from previous models by approximately 75%.
Improved expandability combined with the new features made for an attractive general-purpose machine to first-time computer shoppers. As the last surviving model of the Apple II computer line before discontinuation, and having been manufactured and sold for nearly 11 years with relatively few changes, the IIe was the longest-lived computer in Apple's history.
Never had a IIe. But I worked on a Lisa.
Every week someone new is gone, but no one says much. A couple retire, a few quit, and others just quietly vanish after those small layoffs. It’s strange walking in and realizing another familiar face is missing again. I think this slow drip is going to drag on for a while.
Here it goes:
https://www.barrons.com/articles/6-reasons-to-like-dell-stock-plus-draftkings-infosys-and-more-f16d0c81?mod=RTA
If I were to be laid off, I'd return them but unwillingly. I have 2 systems from Dell, a corporate phone, and a few other items issued to me. I know for a fact that Dell can simply de-activate your machine's access to VPN's and such and it wouldn't exactly be difficult to wipe the computer clean and start fresh, if you wanted to.
The two systems I have are likely worth a combined $1100 at MOST. The phone is an iphone 10x, which obviously would have it's service cut but, you could theoretically put service onto it yourself (out of your pocket.) That phone is worth maybe 150.. The other device I have is worth closer to 1k I think and is the only thing I'd want to keep if possible. I'd say only about 100 people in the entire company have this device. I'd tell you what it is but I'd give myself away as to what org I'm in and what department I'm in..
But, what if a laid off person was to just not return their computer, badge, etc...?
How cooked am I for the upcoming LR?