Some companies are filled with slow learners. Witness Dell - they are still adjusting to the "Dell Hell" storm from Jarvis and company - and they are dragging their feet on a maintenance issue:

In most businesses, when a product is discovered to have a defect that's likely to cause it to fail, the manufacturer issues a recall for the affected units. Is there any reason that shouldn't be true in the computer industry as well? That's what many IT mangers with large installations of Dell Optiplex GX270 systems have to be wondering right now.

How many times do they need to get slapped before they realize that a blog storm isn't good for business? At least in this case, it seems like the answer is: a lot. If you see your company heading down this road, be very afraid...