Dell Adds Zing, But Will It Sing?

Om Malik, Monday, August 6, 2007 at 6:00 PM PT Comments (1)

Dell has been bitten by the consumer electronics bug again. It has acquired Mountain View, Calif.-based Zing, a company started by Tim Bucher, a former Apple employee. Terms of the deal were not announced.

Bucher sold his previous company Mirra to Seagate for an undisclosed amount after hitting a rough patch. Zing is primarily a software-focused company, that partners with hardware makers like Sandisk. Dell has a dismal record when it comes to consumer electronics, and the Zing acquisition won’t change that anytime soon.

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November 23rd, 2007
11:44 PM PT

Mork said:

Dell to launch Zingspot and Zingspot.com, an entertainment content portal.
http://www.trademork.com/zingspot/

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