To whom it concerns at Dell Canada,
I wanted to let you know that I was recently shopping for a Dell Laptop Machine and decided to not purchase your computer.
The reason for this is because you now exclusively use Intel based chips in your laptop computers.
Thus, I decided to buy an AMD based HP computer from FutureShop.
I hope you will reconsider your product line and offer AMD based laptops in the future.
I would recommend that in these difficult economic times, you consider what I am saying carefully as it will very much affect the bottom line of your business.
The reason for my deciding to not use Intel are outlined as follows:
- Israel forced out the original inhabitants of Iraq Al-Manshiya and the near-by village of Al-Faluja after the 1948 war ended contrary to international law and an armistice agreement sponsored by the UN and which Israel signed.
- Intel should not participate and allow Israel to have economic benefits from the illegal dispossession of Palestinians. Israel is denying Palestinian refugees their right of return to their lands and homes which it is occupying. This right is enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and International Law, and is supported by numerous UN resolutions.
- Given Israel’s apartheid policies, continuing abuses of fundamental human rights, and violations of International Law, Intel should divest from Israel forthwith.
CC’d, Executive Vice President, Intel, Bill.F.Sheppard@intel.com (email no longer active)
Sent to: DELL Canada Sales Department, canada_sales@dell.com
For more information, see the Boycott Intel page.
Here is a link to the almost exact Dell laptop I nearly bought.
By the way, is boycotting effective?
I would say, definitely, yes. Take a look at what Starbucks is doing now, in order to get back some of the lost sales.
http://www.starbucks.com/aboutus/pressdesc.asp?id=971
http://www.starbucks.com/aboutus/pressdesc.asp?id=976
Boycotting is a non-violent way for us to get our message across and to apply pressure on companies that are contributing to the harm of the Muslims. Think about it, we have given up jihad, what do we have left? We have to struggle and find ways to stand up and respond to those harming us.
What do you think? Thank you for your comments, even if you disagree, I appreciate the discussion and the chance to discuss and learn from each other.
Update March 25, 2009 – Dell responded
What follows is their response:
Dear Valued Customer,
Thank you for contacting Dell online customer care.
Thank you for your valuable information and we sincerely appreciate your feedback.
Thank you for choosing Dell.
Respectfully,
Kamal Akisetty
Canada Customer eCare
Dell Inc.
ca_canadacs@dell.com
End of response
News Update Feb 2, 2010
Intel Israel Exports jump 145%
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Intel Corp’s Israeli subsidiary said on Monday its exports surged 145 percent in 2009 to a record $3.4 billion and the company is hoping growth will continue with further expansion in the country.
#1 by Basil Mohamed Gohar on March 23, 2009 - 12:48 am
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Jazaak Allaahu khayran wa baarak Allaahu feek for taking the initiative on this, akhee. I feel the same way about Intel, and prefer AMD products specifically for this reason.
Sadly, it’s hard to find to any companies these days completely devoid of immorality, but when we know something and we have alternatives, we can at least effect a minor amount of change by choosing the lesser of two evils, as well.
It is the lack of good alternatives to Intel mobile processors that has actually delayed my purchasing a new laptop. Alhamdulillaah, my current one has lasted me well until now, maa shaa? Allaah, but it’s starting to feel sluggish, so I hope that Dell will open up their offerings to include alternative CPU manufacturers, in shaa? Allaah.
#2 by Maverick on March 23, 2009 - 6:11 am
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Whats sad and funny at the same time is when Muslims decide they wanna boycott XYZ companies because of their perceived support of Israel and so they go ahead and run a boycott campaign without actually verifying the facts first.
As the links above illustrate, Starbucks never supported Israel as claimed. Muslims decided to deny themselves a good drink, and engage in actions which they thought were for a good cause and instead ended up wasting their time and efforts.
#3 by Maverick on March 23, 2009 - 6:17 am
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Bill Sheppard btw, is currently President & CEO of Andigilog Inc., and has been there since 2005.
#4 by Basil Mohamed Gohar on March 23, 2009 - 6:35 am
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Maverick, you’re right about verifying the facts. I avoid Intel where I can due to the fact they have a fab and other facilities in Israel.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel#486.2C_Pentium.2C_and_Itanium
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel#Employment
#5 by Abdullah on March 23, 2009 - 1:18 pm
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Brother Maverick. Starbucks is running a PR campaign because their stock prices are dropping and losses are increasing. Don’t jump to conclusions only based on what they are saying on their site. Did you check this page? It has clear evidence of the recognition the State of Israel has given to Starbucks: http://inminds.co.uk/boycott-starbucks.html
Infact, they can’t hide the evidence, they tried to, but it was preserved on archive.org for all to see: http://web.archive.org/web/20010502093522/www.starbucks.com/aboutus/recognition.asp?cookie_test=1
Scroll down and search for “Israel” you will see that not only do they support Israel, but Israel publicly acknowledged them for such deeds.
Abdullah
#6 by Maverick on March 23, 2009 - 4:53 pm
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Actually, I did check my facts, and I am not jumping to conclusions based on what THEY are saying, but rather the lack of actual evidence elsewhere. And I’ve been repeating my message above for at least two years now, and I am not basing my statements based on Starbucks’ “PR” campaign[s].
SEC filings show no evidence to support the contention that Starbucks supports Israel. All corporate donations given to any agency or body of any national state have to be disclosed to the SEC and to date, there have been no such disclosures.
Starbucks overseas simply licenses its brand name to be used by other companies. In the Mideast, its notably used by the Alshaya Group – a Muslim-owned company – and boycotting Starbucks there only hurts Muslims.
Furthermore, the InMinds Boycott campaign seeks to malign corporate entities via guilt-by-association tactics which ironically, are the same dirty tactics that others use against Muslims. To be specific, the vast majority of arguments listed on that page are actually against Howard Schultz. And to be fair, Howard has every right to use his personal time and money supporting whatever cause he wishes – Israel, Barbie, Teletubbies, Barney – whatever. You cannot claim that Starbucks itself supports Israel’s crimes just because Schultz himself is pro-Israeli.
The closest you can get to saying something like that is by holding up item #15 on the InMinds page which shows that Starbucks is / was a corporate sponsor of Bowl4Israel – which again, is a separate entity from the Israeli government.
I’ve looked into this a lot over the years, and I have yet to see anyone show me cold hard proof [SEC filings, company internal disclosures, etc] that Starbucks as a corporation actually supports Israeli crimes.
#7 by Abdullah on March 23, 2009 - 4:55 pm
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In that case I am wrong about Starbucks. I would request you publish your detailed findings online please so we can see both sides and decide.
#8 by Maverick on March 23, 2009 - 4:57 pm
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Furthermore,
What’s really funny and what puts a lot of pro-boycott people into a really awkward position is when they’re asked if they still purchase products made wholly or partly by other companies that also have manufacturing or R&D facilities in Israel.
What about the USA? Israel’s biggest insurer? There are plenty of American corporations whose CEOs or Presidents have made remarks that are supportive of Israel over the years. What now? Will you stop buying from them also?
And if not, why not?
#9 by escapade on April 4, 2009 - 4:04 am
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I’m surprised at the naïveté of the responder, as well as the author’s failure to give a solid argument for the boycott. Firstly, do you really think that a publicly traded company will send money directly to Israel and record it in their books to file with the SEC and have it for the world to see! Secondly, if a corporation’s earnings enriches it’s owner/majority shareholder, who is a Zi0nist, would it not be a reason to boycott?
Watch the documentary titled The Corporation if you can get a hold of it or find it online. After realizing what a corporation is, it will not be a stretch to say that it is probably the most powerful tool that Zi0nists hide behind and utilize it to channel people’s money to their cause; but definitely not through corporate donations
The two year research time would have been better spent in watching the Occupation 101 documentary and following up by finding out how the Zi0nist lobby secures such huge amount of funding, and what could be the effective ways to throttle their sources.
Yes, if it is possible, one should stop buying from USA. There are other people in the world, besides Muslims, who boycott American products. Self sustainment is the key, but the slave mentality is so pervasive that even the oil-rich ME countries peg their currency to the US dollar.
#10 by Maverick on April 10, 2009 - 6:39 am
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Where’s the naivete? Is there naivete in refusing to assign blame via association? Is there naivete in holding up higher standards of evidence?
I’m sorry, I don’t work on innuendo – my my, how naive I must be.
I don’t care one bit if Howard Schultz is a Zionist, or if he supports Israel. That is no reason for me to boycott Starbucks. For the record, I don’t go to Starbucks anyways because its not my cup of tea. But I don’t base my purchasing decisions on ideological grounds. It’s silly and ineffective.
Plenty of products that we buy are made by corporations and companies where the owners, or the majority shareholder[s], or the PE groups are supporters of Israel or Zionism. So that’s supposed to make us stop buying their products? (For the record, Howard Schultz’ stake is less than five percent. As far as I’m concerned, he’s free to give his money to wherever and whomever he likes.)
A boycott works when it can be demonstrably shown that it can force the company to cease and desist from actions that the boycotters do not approve of. Otherwise the drop in income is negligible.
As a Muslim, I choose to direct my energies towards actions that are halal and also produce results. The InMinds boycott has been going on for years and years now. Can they show solid evidence of what kid of success they have achieved? How much of an impact have they made? What kind of dent have they inflicted in the bottom lines of these companies?
It’s extremely easy to get people emotionally hyped-up on such a loaded issue. It doesn’t mean you’re actually getting anything done.
#11 by Anonymous Opinionater on April 16, 2009 - 6:22 am
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LOL… “thank you for choosing Dell”… they got you man… they got you good
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#12 by Abdullah on February 8, 2010 - 9:56 am
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News Update Feb 2, 2010
Intel Israel Exports jump 145%
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Intel Corp’s Israeli subsidiary said on Monday its exports surged 145 percent in 2009 to a record $3.4 billion and the company is hoping growth will continue with further expansion in the country.