Think back to the heady days of the mid-to-late '90s... the tech bubble was pretty much in full swing, and everybody was trying to sell you a computer. Along with Dell, still a major player in direct-to-customer sales, there was Gateway, which fought as hard as any of them for a share of the emerging consumer market (including TV ads, which weren't cheap even then, and Gateway-branded stores).
Now? Gateway has decided that their future lies not in custom-built computers, but in mass-produced gear for resale at Best Buy and the like (link). It's a bit sad, and it will be interesting to see how long they stick around hereafter.
Oh, and for today's schadenfreude, Alaska senator Ted Stevens (of "bridge to nowhere" fame) just got indicted (link), apparently for failing to report kickbacks from energy companies on his Senate financial disclosures. Normally, I would be a bit more reserved, as there are likely plenty of ways for him to wiggle free... but he's up for re-election this year, and, while people's memories are short, they're not that short, especially when his opponent will almost certainly remind voters repeatedly and enthusiastically.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment