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Yes, I have mine. It came a week earlier than Dell promised, but later than folks who ordered after me, so it wasn't "fair" for me, either.
My purpose in the long post is not to defend Dell's model, but just to put it in some perspective. I've seem a lot of posts about "it's not fair" that someone orders late and gets it in less than a week when someone else is still waiting. It's not fair, but Dell's service model is not fair, it's efficient. And since we want cheap Axims, the way to keep them cheap is to do what Dell is doing.
If they lose a sale because their model doesn't work, then it doesn't work. They figure they gain more than they lose as long as they can keep the price down. Given the market share that they captured in two months, I'd have to give them credit for more gains than losses at this point. If the small hospital opts for Ipaq because they could play with them sooner instead of the Dell because it costs less for the same functionality, that's a decision they get to make.
I suspect rollout of the X7 and X3 models will be more coordinated, as Dell has also learned something here.
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