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.

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

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 this doesn’t make much sense to me either. I doubt “AI smartphones” will increase the total number of devices a person owns, whereas the the recent boom in datacenters directly leads to more devices sold. And the chips used there are also vastly more valuable.

AI might lead to each device needing slightly more/larger/more powerful chips, which means a bit more money per unit, but nothing earth shattering. Unless they drastically add new capabilities the average person won’t change their budget that much.

I also doubt change will happen at such a rapid rate that people feel the need to instantly abandon perfectly fine and recently bought phones for “AI smartphones”. Sure there will be some early adopters as with every innovation, but i imagine the majority will just stick with their regular update cycle and eventually end up with one through that way. Which doesn’t lead to faster churn rate or more devices sold.

In return, if i get my wish and phones finally become fully capable desktop replacements (maybe with a docking station for home use), then it could even decrease the number of devices a person owns.

Yeah. The whole move imo was already a play for short term profits over long term considerations regardless of the outcome. I guess after the sale to nvidia fell through Softbank wanted to make some fast money?

For what it’s worth they are seemingly seeking a retrial source.

And on a side note i am quite fascinated how fast those Delaware courts are handlying big cases like these. Something i also noticed during the twitter sale.