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Comment on Laptop comparison by Aina

Aina — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:44:03 +0000

And I am very thankful for the comparision!

Comment on Are Corporates anti-women? by Prasad

Prasad — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:05:40 +0000

@LC – I agree with you to an extent. But I also want to add society to that list.

@Don – I disagree, the changing scenario is an argument oft stated earlier. Infact the HBR article I linked takes some effort into blowing this “it will take time” alibi. Do read it!!

Comment on Laptop comparison by Prasad

Prasad — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:01:20 +0000

@durga – Shucks, I experienced excellent service from Dell on both occassions. Maybe because for both the times I was associated with one institution or the other. Their retail service might be bad.

@Ni – Changed the price weightage. Thanks for pointing that out. Another approach that comes to mind is to list down your expectations. And work from there.

Comment on Laptop comparison by Niharika

Niharika — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:52:12 +0000

WOW! love the interactive excel. one thing tho, the wt for price is missing. i would give that the highest wt. cos even tho according to this scale apple and sony score high, they also come at a higher price so to make it a fair comparison and also show the importance ppl give to price, there shld be an option to put a wt to it.

Another approach is to figure how people make buying decisions…most people start with a budget and then move backwards to get the best deal in that budget according to their needs. Livemint had made an analysis of laptops using this approach. Chk it here… http://www.livemint.com/2010/01/26230008/Before-the-last-lap.html

Comment on Are Corporates anti-women? by ranjith boyanapalli

ranjith boyanapalli — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:11:51 +0000

good article kida…i think the scenario is changing and this is too little a time to measure a paradigm shift. Compare the current %s with that of a decade back, and i am sure it will be green. The tribe of career committed women are still growing and in the growth stage of life cycle…probably 7-8 years later, you will find a lot of these women occupying top tiers.

Comment on Are Corporates anti-women? by LighTNinG CraShes`

LighTNinG CraShes` — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:50:25 +0000

Interesting article. You know something? I had the exact same conversation with a couple of friends over dinner a few days back. Where does this stem from? I think the eco-system as such propels the idea of a male dominant society even when it comes to the work place. For example, I know so many women, who just conveniently compromise on their career for various reasons. Like their husband’s career is more important than their own, or family is a priority, or that they simply now want to take a break from the corporate life.

Even when it comes to cultural impact – the western world sees everyone working for themselves (mostly), culturally – in our country we see more housewives, hence the idea of pursuing a career is never at the forefront, unless the woman is extremely headstrong and clear about what she wishes to do with her professional aspirations.
So to answer your question – the responsibility lies with
1. the women herself (since she is fighting the society at this level as of now)
2. Her family (which should support her in all her endeavors)
3. The organizations (but this already exists in some corporates – like I work in a company which is swamped with women)

Comment on Laptop comparison by durga

durga — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:05:43 +0000

I dont know about other laptops, but I am not too very happy with DELL support nor with laptop as it is.
Firslt, The motherboard screwed up as early as in 3 month and then I had to constantly call them up for a tech person. The tech person as well missed schedule I remember. later now, after 2 yrs ( i know the laptop degrades with time), my cd drive doesnot work any more. A replacement would be provided but only with 285$ for tech install , I gave up.

Comment on What are Indians yearning to learn? by Prasad

Prasad — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:53:15 +0000

@Parul – Wow!! I never saw this!! It also seems that the same is there in other asian countries. Could there be a pattern here?

Comment on What are Indians yearning to learn? by Parul

Parul — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:31:51 +0000

Does it show that we are pulled between three ideals – the spiritual, the intellectual and the material?

Atma Balam, Buddhi Balam & Bahu Balam (as each one defines it!)

Comment on What are Indians yearning to learn? by kidakaka

kidakaka — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:47:18 +0000

@Pallavi – hehe
@Mayur – It’s more or less a proof of what we were thinking all along