I also own another Dell product, XPS M2010 20” laptop, which gives me the same joy of ownership as the Streak. So I have no doubting Dell’s capability in making great innovative products when they set their minds to it and give their design talent free rein to innovate.

So the question seems to be whether they actually want to do it or not.

I recall Michael Dell saying something to the effect that these devices are trivial in the scale of Dell’s operations so possibly this is why their commitment is so variable. Anyway, the company remains a bit of a puzzle to me.