Dell's Product Launch Ho-Hum

Perhaps the best thing that can be said about Dell's glitzy product launch is that the PC maker does not look as fossilized as it has in the past.

The Round Rock, Texas, company gathered the press at New York City's Macy's department store Tuesday morning to introduce what it billed as exciting portable consumer products that deliver a "hi-def" and broadband entertainment experience.

There, to the beat of the throbbing music and rapid-fire video montages that make for a good product launch, Dell executives carried on about a company "in transformation" and trotted out the new consumer tag line: "Yours is here." ...