Dell Quits Smartphone Business Globally, Drops Android

Submitted Dec 13, 2012 by Taylor Wimberly

Jeff Clarke, Dell’s vice chairman and president, Global Operations and End User Computing Solutions at Dell World (day 1) Dell is definitely pulling the plug on the smartphone business, globally. A tough decision, leaving a market that is expected to reach $150.3 billion in 2014, according to MarketsandMarkets.

Full article by Jean-Baptiste Su on forbes.com

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16 imdiane 12/13/12 12:14 PM

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I didn’t even realize Dell WAS in the mobile business. With actors such as HTC, Samsung, Sony and LG.. It’s hard to be a big piece of the pie.

DELL should just focus on making awesome computers and not waste their great resources.

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- 99 BetterWithRoot 12/13/12 3:51 PM
  
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  Dell was actually the first with a larger devices that we are now seeing. The Dell Streak 5 & 7. Back then it was too big. Funny how time has changed. Of course now with the bigger devices they have the screen resolution to help back up the size.
  
  The Dell Streak 5 had a 800×480 resolution and ran 2.2 with a 1 ghz proc.
  
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  - 99 jaxidian 12/13/12 4:17 PM
    
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    I was just thinking about this when those (ridiculous) rumors about the Note III having a 6.3″ screen. :-P
    
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89 kookeetree 12/14/12 1:13 PM

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O_o What the world. Dell made smartphones? lol. I have never seen any kind of Dell smartphone advertisements or news.

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