PC manufacturers are able to receive shipments from suppliers with ease. ... • Cost disadvantages independent of scales: There are no cost disadvantages because all computer manufacturers have access to suppliers, and delivery is done directly to the buyer. ... Power of suppliers - • Low, Suppliers are required to share sensitive information with Dell such as quality problems (11). Easy to get suppliers to follow Dell's lead because they also reap the benefits of faster cycle times, reduced inventory, and improved forecasts (11) • Suppliers play a big role in the e...

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The Department of Justice and nineteen U.S. states filed an antitrust case against Microsoft on May 18, 1998. The Department of Justice charged Microsoft with two violations of Section Two of the Sherman Act for illegally protecting and extending the Windows software monopoly. A third charge for a v...

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Dell Computer Corporation, headquartered in Round Rock, Texas, near Austin, is the world's leading direct to computer Systems Company and premier supplier of technology for the internet infrastructure. ... • The direct model allows the Company to maintain, monitor and update a customer database that can be used to shape future product offerings and post-sale service and support programs. ...

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