Now this is a rather interesting take on sustainable innovation.

End of an era: Dell may dump its factories | Between the Lines | ZDNet.com

When I bought my first DELL PC in the middle of the 90s, they were by far the best crowd to source from: dedicated, no frills, dependable. All of that based on the idea that you would like to have a PC your way with just the things you needed, and fast, and at a good price.

I recently started to shop for my next laptop, as my trusted and beloved (I admit) Latitude D400 is now approaching his 5th year of service. The machine is beautiful, and has become almost a part of me. So I went to check out Dell, and was disappointed. Not too much of a easy configuration experience, incompatible choices were possible and had to be fixed manually, and pricey! PRICEY!

So, a quick glance at the trusted German magazine c't, the die had been cast: the new Samsung X360 is what I am going for, and maybe a Nettop on the side if the Samsung is still too heavy. 10 hrs battery life and less than 1.5 kilograms tells the right story for me.

The deeper story: sustainability of the core of an innovation. If there is no way to maintain leadership, it is not innovation but a One-Hit-Wonder. Have you heard about Dell's next Big Thing after Superior Supply Chain management? Nope. Nada. One-Trick-Pony, it appears. Which is just sad.