“Dude, you’re gettin’ a Dell.” And by Dell, I mean a pointy stick in the eye

Welcome our newest candidate for “dark lord of the pit”, Dell. According to court documents, they knowingly sold faulty computers and covered it up for years.  Despicable.

What bothers me the most about this is the callous attitude that Dell had for the security, safety, and livelihood of the folks they sold to; from betanews:

Capacitors had been known to leak, and in some cases could pose a fire risk. The problems also posed a data loss risk, although the computer manufacturer made a concerted effort to play down any possible issues.

Nice. The NY Times continues the festival:

Crucially, in their complaints to Dell in the lawsuit, customers describe losing valuable information when their computers malfunctioned. Dell, by contrast, denied that that the capacitor issue had caused data loss.

So, Dell: putting us all at risk to cover their shame…  It’s just not right.