Comments on: If you’re going to do something stupid, do it well http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/02/19/if-youre-going-to-do-something-stupid-do-it-well/ Blogging in the real world Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:17:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Paul B http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/02/19/if-youre-going-to-do-something-stupid-do-it-well/comment-page-1/#comment-35428 Paul B Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:56:48 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=5196#comment-35428 Yes, the three offers currently being promoted on the front-page of the Dell online store are Lily Allen's new album for £7.99, which I can get for £3 on Amazon. Tomb Raider: Underworld which bimblebee has already said can be bought cheaper elsewhere. Then there's Kaspersky Internet Security for £49.95 which I bought about a month ago on Amazon for £12.95 (don't know whether if it's the 3 PC version though). If these are the best offers, or promotions, on the Dell site, I'd hate to see the price of the rest of the stuff it sells. Add to that the terrible interface, and some prices being in Euros, and I think this is one online store which I won't be visiting very often. Also there seems to be no way to automatically add new music purchases to iTunes (as you can with Amazon's download software). That's another mark against it, along with the fact that it doesn't advertise what bit-rate the songs are in. Must try harder - Dell. Yes, the three offers currently being promoted on the front-page of the Dell online store are Lily Allen’s new album for £7.99, which I can get for £3 on Amazon. Tomb Raider: Underworld which bimblebee has already said can be bought cheaper elsewhere. Then there’s Kaspersky Internet Security for £49.95 which I bought about a month ago on Amazon for £12.95 (don’t know whether if it’s the 3 PC version though).

If these are the best offers, or promotions, on the Dell site, I’d hate to see the price of the rest of the stuff it sells. Add to that the terrible interface, and some prices being in Euros, and I think this is one online store which I won’t be visiting very often.

Also there seems to be no way to automatically add new music purchases to iTunes (as you can with Amazon’s download software). That’s another mark against it, along with the fact that it doesn’t advertise what bit-rate the songs are in.

Must try harder – Dell.

]]> By: bimblebee http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/02/19/if-youre-going-to-do-something-stupid-do-it-well/comment-page-1/#comment-35243 bimblebee Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:42:00 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=5196#comment-35243 Wow, Tomb Raider: Underworld for just £35! That's £10 more than buying a boxed copy from GAME on the high street, and £12 more than buying the digital download from Steam. Go Dell. Wow, Tomb Raider: Underworld for just £35!

That’s £10 more than buying a boxed copy from GAME on the high street, and £12 more than buying the digital download from Steam. Go Dell.

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