[geeks] FYI: CompUSA is offering OS X 10.5 for $99 (after rebate)

[Rick Hamell]

> Interesting.  Didn't know that.
> 
> I guess the lemmings have stopped falling for the high prices?
> 
> I wonder if this could help the old computer stores start appearing
> again?
> 
> Places like CompUSA drove them out of business before.
> 
> Locally something similar happened with seafood in the last 2 years.
> 
> About 20 years ago, big seafood chains destroyed the local small
> restaurants.
> 
> Now the chains have mostly died, and the little ones are coming back.
> 
> Same for pizza.  Dominos and the other big one in the 80s killed all
> of the mom-n-pop pizzerias, and now the little shops are popping up
> again all over the place.
> 
> Could people be learning?

No. Compusa closed their stores because of Walmart. There were several news
articles about it, but essentially a couple of Christmas Shopping Seasons
ago Walmart reduced Big screen TV prices 30% below their cost. Compusa lost
millions and wasn't able to recover.

Rick