Here's a name from the past. I tried 2 or 3 times to do a deal involving these guys (CP), but their financial shenanigans in 2000 killed the deal. CP was way out in front of the rest of the tech sector, insofar as financial fraud.
Posting from the SFO Marriot lobby. Signed up with the resident WiFi provider, STSN, in 1 minute flat. All they wanted was my credit card # and my email address (to email a receipt). Simple, fast, and same price as T-Mobile. T-M should take a lesson - this was nice.
Dell's becoming a complicated company all of a sudden. With this announcement, plus their solo move into printers/ink, plus an announced push into enterprise pro-services, Dell has bitten off a lot. I expect their core business to suffer as a result. They're smart, but brains and effectiveness in one market don't often generalize into others.
