This is just unbelievable… I just read in the March 2006 release (I’m late, I know) of Logistiques Magazine, a French monthly magazine about supply chain and logistics, in an interview given by Denis Payre, the co-founder of Business Objects and CEO of Kiala, that eBay alone accounted for one fifth of Deutsche Post’s domestic traffic.

This figure is incredible. E-Commerce not only allows for better market efficiencies between people, it has totally changed the way shipping companies operate, from state-owned snail mail to express services.

The interactions between distribution models and supply chain management having been one of my hottest reading and thinking topics for a few years, I’ll try to post more on these, mixing it with e-Business, information systems and the way they have changed the logistics paradigm recently. I just felt with this post that I needed to share the figure with you all. E-Commerce in Germany is big. I guess a lot has changed, positively, at Deutsche Post. But what? how? Any idea how a shipping company may adapt newly adopted e-Commerce habits?

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I’ve been using an HP compaq nx7000 (see picture) for 3 years. It’s been an excellent professional tool: I only had minor problems despite an extremely intensive use, I fixed everything myself, and overall I’ve been pretty happy with HP.

Now I’m thinking about changing: I spend a lot of time learning about software development, and this little insignificant noise – probably due to an ageing device, urges my decision-making.

First question: should I wait until Spring 2007? Not only are MS Vista and Apple Leopard coming out in Europe, at that time, most Mac software should be re-written to fit new hardware standards. But I would miss the Apple Education laptop acquisition program ending on October 6th 2006…

Second question: if I decide to proceed and purchase a new laptop right now, which one should I chose?

Sony Vaio are fast, well designed, expensive but reliable.

Lenovo sounds good too, and I have access to a very interesting Education offer.

I’ve been happy with HP, why should I switch?

Dell is Dell: well manufactured, no surprise.

And Apple, despite serious heating issues, is very attractive too. It’s been almost a decade I haven’t had a Mac, and fifteen years since I used a Mac laptop (a Powerbook 170 if my memory’s correct, I still have it somewhere). Not only do I miss it, I’m also getting influenced by many Mac-lovers around me (like Kari and Vincent).

Your advice are most welcome.

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