Dell Subsidiary Alienware Opens Up to Bitcoin Payments
Dell-owned Alienware is now accepting bitcoin, proving that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. The popular power computer manufacturer announced Thursday that they were beginning to accept the digital currency for their array of available systems, even offering customers the opportunity to save up to $150 to encourage its use at checkout. Alienware has chosen Coinbase as the preferred payment processor, which will allow them to instantly convert the digital currency to United States dollars. Alienware now accepts Bitcoin! For a limited time, get up to $150 off when using this....
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Gaming computer specialist Alienware has announced that it is now accepting bitcoin payments. The company, a subsidiary of Dell, Inc., announced the move on its official Twitter account today. In addition to the bitcoin integration, Alienware is offering a promotional discount worth up to $150 on orders purchased with bitcoin. The decision by Alienware to take digital currency represents yet another high-profile bitcoin integration by a technology company. Alienware specializes in high-performance gaming hardware, including desktops and laptops. Originally founded in 1996, Dell later....
Multinational computer technology specialist Dell has announced it is now accepting bitcoin through a partnership with Coinbase. With annual revenue approaching $57bn, Dell is roughly four times the size of DISH Network - the previous biggest bitcoin-accepting business. Following today's announcement, consumers and small business owners are able to purchase all items on Dell.com using bitcoin. To promote the news, the company is offering a 10% discount on all Alienware-brand products to bitcoin buyers. Dell also sells personal computers, servers, data storage devices, cameras and printers.....
Updated with comment from Dell CIO Paul Walsh. Dell has announced it has expanded its bitcoin payments program to consumers in the UK and Canada. The announcement was revealed today at eTail West, an annual e-commerce conference, during a keynote address by CIO Paul Walsh. In remarks, Walsh suggested that the decision was prompted by customer demand and the positive feedback the company had so far received for its US offering. Walsh said: "We're hearing from our customers around the world that they want the option to use bitcoin when buying Dell products, so we are excited to deliver....
In what seems to be the big news (and more importantly, validation that bitcoin is being seen as currency among big businesses), Dell has recently announced that it is expanding its bitcoin payments option to all customers in the UK and Canada. Company CIO Paul Walsh made the official announcement last week at eTail West (an annual commerce conference), and West cites customer enthusiasm for bitcoin payments as the "primary prompter" behind the company's decision to expand its bitcoin payments program: "We're hearing from our customers around the world that they want the option to use....
Not to be outdone by the likes of Newegg, TigerDirect, and Overstock.com, Michael Dell took to twitter today to announce the acceptance of Bitcoin at Dell.com. Coinbase followed with a blogpost announcing their newest and largest partner to date. The Texas-based, privately-owned company dwarfs resellers such as the aforementioned companies with over 100,000 employees employed worldwide and over $60 billion USD in annual sales. So far, Michael Dell hasn't said anything about paying any of his workers with Bitcoin; however, it is only a matter of time before he faces internal pressure to do....