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Alright Dell. Now that I have your attention. Let me tell you, in case you were unaware, that Mobilitysite was a spin off of Aximsite. Aximsite was a loyal site to your Dell Axim. Aximsite was full of loyal Dell users that picked up the Dell Axim. Most bought the Axim initially for a couple reasons, one was the price point and the other was because DELL MADE IT. Dell, you guys have a loyal following and I think your “Jump on the boat too late” stance has really lost a core group of these supporters. I don’t think I can put it any better than Msliberty put it in a recent comment here…

True, breley, they missed the boat on this one. Coulda been a contender, right from the start…Also, with their mini. They should have been first, not 9th. They could have made the ultimate UMPC.

Woulda, coulda, shoulda…. Too bad, Dell makes a good product, but doesn’t know beans about marketing or how to make a hoopla.

So, we have some recent rumors that Dell was shopping prototypes to carriers and were shot down, calling the prototypes “boring”. I don’t know if I believe the rumor, but it’s out there. The very next day, there are multiple reports of Michael Dell running around in Taipei and Tokyo with different stories. Engadget made a post yesterday that was a clear as mud on this matter…

DigiTimes has Michael Dell paraphrased as saying in Taipei that Dell will not delay its smartphone lineup and is on schedule to release devices in line with its internal roadmap. The IDG news service, however, has him in Tokyo just hinting at smartphones. “It is true that we are exploring smaller screen devices,” said Dell, adding, “We don’t have any announcements to share today but stay tuned as when we have new news we will share that with you.”

So, for years we have heard that Dell “Might” get into the phone market. There are so many rumors and speculation that I have posted here that never materialized that I could link each work in this sentance with one and still have some left over for the next sentance. It’s really lost it’s luster with me. I would have been all for giving any device that DELL MAKES a whirl a year ago, today… eh… Not so much. Do us a favor Dell, get with it. Please?

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Chris Leckness is the Owner/Administrator of Mobilitysite. He is a Microsoft MVP, Mobile Devices and a member of the exclusive focus group, Mobius. Chris runs a Mobilitysite, GotZune, and a few other smaller sites and blogs. His personal blog is chris.leckness.com.