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Dell buys Alienware--for real this time

Dell buys Alienware--for real this time

Molly Wood Former Executive Editor
Molly Wood was an executive editor at CNET, author of the Molly Rants blog, and host of the tech show, Always On. When she's not enraging fanboys of all stripes, she can be found offering tech opinions on CBS and elsewhere, and offering opinions on everything else to anyone who will listen.
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Looks like the rumors were true. Last week, our own Rich Brown reported unofficially that Dell had purchased Alienware. This week, Alienware, at least, is . Funny, since Dell also just started selling the limited-edition, $10,000 XPS 600 Renegade. I guess they figured Alienware did cheaper paint jobs.