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Gateway closing all its retail stores, eliminating 2,500 jobs
Associated Press ^
| 4-1-04
Posted on 04/01/2004 2:28:38 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Edited on 04/13/2004 2:46:16 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Bush!
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posted on
04/01/2004 2:29:25 PM PST
by
Guillermo
(Your own personal Konservative Klick-Guerilla)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
It's about time.
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posted on
04/01/2004 2:29:30 PM PST
by
Huck
(In the Soviet Union, the Admin Moderators ruled.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Oops! I knew this was going to happen. When the stores first opened, at least the one in my area, you couldn't walk in, buy a computer, then walk out. Next door to the Gateway store was a Best Buy, where you could do just that.
Silly Gateway.
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posted on
04/01/2004 2:30:25 PM PST
by
MineralMan
(godless atheist)
To: Oldeconomybuyer; Willie Green
Willllllieeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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posted on
04/01/2004 2:31:29 PM PST
by
Drango
(2 FReep is 2B --- 2B is 2 FReep)
To: All
To: Oldeconomybuyer
What happened to Gateway? Thee computers are not that bad. Was this retail store concept part of their demise?
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posted on
04/01/2004 2:31:52 PM PST
by
The South Texan
(The Democrat Party and the leftist (ABCCBSNBCCNN NYLATIMES)media are a criminal enterprise!)
To: Huck
No lie. No need for bricks and mortar with Gateway.
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posted on
04/01/2004 2:32:43 PM PST
by
annyokie
(There are two sides to every argument, but I'm too busy to listen to yours.)
To: MineralMan
Their 'retail' stores were more like new car showrooms, without the inventory. Bad marketing move.
To: Oldeconomybuyer
I walked into a Gateway store once and wandered around for 15 minutes waiting for one of the 5 or 6 salespeople who seemed to have nothing to do to ask me, for example, if I was interested in buying a computer. No soap. No sale. I walked out. It has been clear for well over a year that Gateway made a huge (make that hugh) mistake going into B&M retail. No surprise to me that they are bailing out. Dell has them beat and beat bad. I predict there will be no such thing as Gateway Computer in five years maybe less.
To: Guillermo
Bush! Nah it was that cow with the Steve Wright voice. Sorry but buying a computer from a talking bovine didn't click with me.
Although expect an avalanche of replies of doom and gloomers blaming this on everyhting but Gateway themselves.
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posted on
04/01/2004 2:34:21 PM PST
by
Dane
To: MineralMan
I noticed that too a few years ago when I went in ... then, a few weeks ago, I noticed the building was empty ...
In 1989/1990, Gateway had a chance to really sit on top of the computer market ... and then their quality just went downhill ... I was afraid to buy one after client after client kept tossing the Gateway's out in favor of Compaq or Dell (which of couse are not perfect either) ...
Micron PC was hot for awhile but I've not heard much of them lately ...
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posted on
04/01/2004 2:34:47 PM PST
by
Bobby777
To: The South Texan
They make an excellent computer, if you are knowledgable enough to build your own online. Hubby has a Gateway notebook. Their sales reps suck and are arrogant Gen Z types for the most part.
They made an astute business decision and decided to do the Dell thing.
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posted on
04/01/2004 2:35:02 PM PST
by
annyokie
(There are two sides to every argument, but I'm too busy to listen to yours.)
To: MineralMan
...I knew this was going to happen... Me too. The stores were a drain and never profitable.
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posted on
04/01/2004 2:35:41 PM PST
by
Oldeconomybuyer
(The democRATS are near the tipping point.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
All of them?? Can you say, "Clearance sale?"
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posted on
04/01/2004 2:36:44 PM PST
by
Porterville
(Real men vote Republican,)
To: InterceptPoint
Same thing happened to me. They were actually quite rude to me. Their loss.
To: annyokie
Apple stores, on the other hand, are pretty cool. Very well laid out, staffed with very knowledgeable staff, and overall a very pleasant environment.
To: Oldeconomybuyer
I thought Gateway was the best in the early 90's. Then, around 1995, there was a 2.5 hour wait for tech support. In my opinion that's when they lost the war with Dell. Does anyone know if these stores have a lot of samples of the Plasma TV's? There is one near me, perhaps I can grab a floor model plasma TV on the cheap.
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posted on
04/01/2004 2:37:58 PM PST
by
Rodney King
(No, we can't all just get along)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
My husband's heart is going to be broken. I've been telling him to buy that Plasma TV!
They had the best prices in town..shoot.
sw
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posted on
04/01/2004 2:38:26 PM PST
by
spectre
(Spectre's wife (He who hesitates is lost)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Of course that is the fault of Bush too. Anything that goes wrong is always HIS fault.
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posted on
04/01/2004 2:38:51 PM PST
by
nmh
(Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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