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Dell bets on an "everything" strategy

> Amit Midha of Dell also indicated that his company plans to launch “a whole slew” of new products in the next 6-12 months, including a 10-inch tablet closer in size to Apple’s 9.7-inch iPad. Midha said his company will offer products in multiple sizes, including three and four inches, and some of them will run Microsoft Windows instead of Android. > > He also revealed that Dell will provide tablets running Google’s lightweight Chrome OS operating system, designed for low-cost netbooks and lightweight [portable devices](http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/19/google_outlines_chrome_os_plans_for_netbooks.html). Google’s browser-based operating system is set to launch this fall.
via [appleinsider.com](http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/09/29/dell_to_launch_7_inch_tablet_in_next_few_weeks_to_challenge_ipad.html)
So the Dell strategy boils down to “release one of everything and see which one does well.” That’s how you lead the industry, let me tell you.

No unification on platform; no unification on form factor. Just a “slew” of products that have little to nothing in common. What could possibly be wrong with that plan?