Because Lenovo, Dell, Hp, and Dell(it's changing since the XPS era) look down into direct to customer sales. The corporate divisions are the one paying the bill

Because Lenovo, Dell, Hp, and Dell(it's changing since the XPS era) look down into direct to customer sales. The corporate divisions are the one paying the bills, and they will likely continue to be paying. They are used to offload entire production batches directly into big consumer retailers, and any new self-lead sale is more a problem than anything else. I once made a corporate purchase with Dell, and it was an Amazing experience. They replaced any defective laptop in hours, now try your luck with their online customer support. If someone from Dell is reading this, please help yourself setting up a decent store for the Precision and XPS brands.