"Lawyers are expensive..."

Interesting comment coming from you. As a professional who stands to profit from this sort of activity, it's hypocritical to cry foul now. Rather than call others to sacrifice, why do you volunteer your services in defense? The Consumerist is clearly in the right, right?

"The Consumerist never claimed that the story they published was "The Truth."..."

No, YOU did, Will, and thanks for making my point. If a blogger, you in this case, wants to assert that "the truth" is being told, they should be prepared to back it up. Clearly, you aren't, so perhaps you should revise your last cheap shot:

"After we get enough responses, I will send the replies to Dell's investor relations and let Dell know that you cannot silence bloggers for telling the truth."

Get it, Will?

"Having this open discussion expedites the flow of accurate information to consumers."

This was not an open discussion, Will, it was a call to arms. You are insinuating that Dell is preparing for legal action and you are calling for a boycott. Suggesting otherwise, after the fact, is absurd.

"Instead of responding with their own facts, Dell brought out the implied legal threats, which is a good indication that there are things in the original post that Dell doesn't want you to think about."

Their own facts? The original blog was not about facts, it was about claims from an ex-employee. You already recognized they weren't substantiated. Can it get any more clear that you are biased here?

Why you suggest that a company thinks any other way about an issue such as this is beyond me. Of course Dell would prefer you not think about what's in that blog. The sales practices of a company are ALWAYS sleazy. I wonder how sleazy your law firm's billing practices are? Let's not think about that though. ;-)

"FWIW, I took my bar on a Dell Inspiron, so I guess you could say I once trusted Dell with my life."

Haha, no, I wouldn't say that at all. Nice try, though. Your bias against Dell clearly shows.

Anyway, now that Dell has shown that they're not pursuing any legal action that you claimed they would, how about a retraction and apology of your own, or are you going to do a cheap victory dance and claim to have had a meaningful impact? Oh yeah, it's the victory dance...

"Thanks to everyone for showing support for this boycott! I guess bloggers really can accomplish a lot when we stick together. Please turn in your torches and pitchforks at the front desk."

So much for it being an open discussion rather than a lynching. Nice pack of lies, Will.