By Chris Selland on February 28, 2011
I try not to get too political on this blog, though if you follow me on Twitter where I tend to be a bit less reserved, you know I’m just a wee bit skeptical on this ’deflation’ thing.
But after checking out today’s deal on Woot, I can see why Microsoft ($MSFT) and Hewlett-Packard ($HPQ) might be among those lobbying Ben Bernanke.
I realize it’s not 100% apples-to-Apples ($AAPL) but to be fair I stuck with refurbished 17″ laptops.
HP 17.3″ Intel Dual Core Notebook – $369.99
Apple MacBook Pro 2.8GHz Intel Core i7 – $2,119.00
In other words, for the price of the MacBook Pro, you can buy 5 of the HP’s and still have enough left over for a copy of Office.
Wow.
Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged AAPL, apple, Ben Bernanke, Deflation, Hewlett-Packard, HPQ, MacBook, microsoft, MSFT |
Chris Selland is VP of Marketing at HP Vertica. He brings 20+ years of success driving demand and revenue via innovative online, search & inbound marketing programs as well as leading key strategic alliance & corporate development initiatives for entrepreneurial, high-growth companies including SoundBite Communications (NASDAQ:SDBT), Constant Contact (NASDAQ:CTCT) and Lumigent Technologies (acquired by BeyondTrust).
Chris is an established thought leader, speaker and author on customer strategy-related topics including CRM, Customer Metrics & Loyalty, Customer Support and Social Media Marketing, and was an Expert Advisor at Focus.com as well as a founding member of the Enterprise Irregulars. Earlier in his career he was VP of CRM and Internet Research at the Yankee Group, and later founded Reservoir Partners, a customer strategy research firm that merged with Aberdeen Group, where he became VP of Sell-Side Research.
Chris serves on a number of corporate and non-profit boards, and has a BS in Operations Research & Industrial Engineering from Cornell University and an MBA in International Business & Economics from NYU Stern School of Business.
