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  • golli@lemm.eetoTechnology@lemmy.worldDell kills the XPS brand
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    2 days ago

    I never really understood the purpose of the XPS line anyway.

    The issue here is that you are comparing it to their business lineup, while it was a consumer product.

    Dell XPS (“Extreme Performance System”) is a line of consumer-oriented laptop and desktop computers manufactured by Dell since 1993.

    My understanding is that it was their premium consumer line sitting above the more entry level Inspiron line.


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    Imo this kind of shows the basic problem with the xps line. As I understand it it was basically the premium consumer line, not something meant for business use. Meaning it had the nice specs on paper, but not the durability you’d need in a setting with extensive use and where downtime means serious money. But as you demonstrate this distinction was too blurry.


  • Yeah, sadly everything has to sound fancy. Imo this is partially to blame on consumers, but I do wonder how much of it is basic psychology vs induced demand that could be reversed if a company would stick with sensible product names for a while.

    Instead of basic they could also go with something like “essential” or “home” that maybe have slightly less negative associations.