Dan Ackerman over at CNet pointed us to an interesting article by Rich Brown today. While not official, Brown says a reliable source has confirmed for him that Dell's deal to purchase Alienware has gone through.

While no word has been officially released from either Dell or Alienware, we heard from a reliable source this morning that the purchase has indeed gone down. Speculation began on March 5 after a blog post by Voodoo PC CEO Rahul Sood. The new source, a contact at a high-end vendor who requested anonymity, claims that two of his company's suppliers confirmed that the deal has been done, and he also claims that his company has received an influx of resumes from Alienware employees.

An Alienware PR representative did not deny the claim but instead forwarded us a prewritten statement from the company that said: "At this time, Alienware will not comment on any speculative stories or rumors concerning Dell and Alienware's association. While we do believe that news stories like this are ultimately a strong positive reinforcement of the Alienware brand and the company's success, we will not comment on speculation or potential future events. As always, Alienware is committed to offering consumers and businesses with the best high-performance, innovative PC products on the market and we remain manically focused on that goal."

Dell did not return calls asking for comment.

Interesting. I was just telling a friend that I thought Alienware was getting a bit too mainstream for its own good. It's hard to court the hardcore gamer audience with such a big name, I think.

It looks like companys such as Voodoo and Falcon Northwest are going to have to step in.

Unconfirmed: Dell Buys Alienware [Cnet]

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