Wake Up CompUSA! Best Buy is About to Run You Out of Business

And the American Consumer Will Be the One to Pay the Biggest Price

For many people the entire concept of a “computer store” has come into question. In the past few years, especially, media products have converged to create a system that makes the idea of a computer store practically obsolete. Video,
 audio, print, graphics and internet capability have combined to create multimedia hardware that are fast becoming the standard. In a few years it is quite possible that one will be able to sit in a park with a single handheld device that allows the users to take pictures and video, record audio, write a novel, watch a television show, listen to satellite radio, play a game and chat in real time with someone halfway around the world, all without the need for cables or a multiplicity of storage devices. When that day comes, and that day is approaching more rapidly every day, it is probable that more people will buy that device, and any extraneous add-ons which will undoubtedly be added after its creation, at Best Buy rather CompUSA. In fact, judging by the manner in which both these retail stores address customer needs, price products and conduct business within their establishments, one suspects that CompUSA may no longer even be in existence.

 
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Receive... Sorry... It's late and I'm scatter brained right now (after the news.)

Posted on 12/10/2007 at 10:12:52 PM

The word is that Mr. Slim has sold to an investment firm and they've decided to close the remaining stores. I'm near positive that that's not a rumor because I worked at a Comp and recently quit but have recieved word from a few friends that the news has trickled down. When it reaches the store employees it's ussually a sure bet. I'm kicking myself for not "enduring" to recieve the seperation pay. It's no surprise that Comp was going under, though. And I wasn't going down with the ship.

Posted on 12/10/2007 at 10:12:39 PM

Looks like Best Buy may get its wish. Rumors are circulating throughout the Web, with information perhaps coming from CompUSA insiders, that the franchise is ready to close its doors for good.

Posted on 12/07/2007 at 12:12:00 PM

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