Increasing component costs and pressure to cut its prices mean Apple's best bet for long-term success is to quit the hardware business and license the Mac to Dell, analyst firm Gartner claimed on Tuesday.
As Dell continues to battle shrinking growth in PC and server sales, the PC giant is revamping its support offering.
Dell is to consider selling PCs through a reseller channel, breaking the direct sales model which has seen it become one of the world's top two computer vendors.
Dell's announcement of a broader relationship with Advanced Micro Devices could not overshadow poor second-quarter results and news of a federal investigation into its accounting.
Gartner analysts are bearish about the prospects of HP, giving the computing giant a 'caution' rating.
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As a few hardware and software suppliers come to increasingly dominate, companies must use caution, Gartner advises.
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