[ale] Where have all the computer store gone

[JEFFREY LIGHTNER]

Microcenter still around.  I go to the one in Marietta often.

There is a smaller place near that called Peachtree Computers.


> On 10/16/2020 2:41 PM Steve Litt via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:
> 
>  
> On Fri, 16 Oct 2020 14:03:24 -0400
> Chuck Payne via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:
> 
> > /please read with tune Peter, Paul and Mary in mind
> > 
> > So being here in Atlanta since 93, one thing I use to enjoy was going
> > to computer stores, like
> > 
> > Delta Computer near Osais
> > The many Chinese/Korean Computer Shops along Jimmy Carter Blvd.
> > There was that odd shop in Alpharetta that sold computer stuff that
> > was from trucks that were damaged.
> > Tiger Direct up in Jefferson ( Now Amazon warehouse )
> > 
> > Where are all the computer stores, has Amazon really killed mom/pop
> > computer store?
> 
> As a society, we reap what we sow. Remember, starting maybe 15 years
> ago, going into a retail establishment, seeing these hipsters with
> their hipster phones looking at the goods, the snapping a picture of
> the bar code with their phone and submitting it to Amazon so they could
> get it for 5% less? 
> 
> Well, the chickens have come home to roost. The retail stores couldn't
> make it as Amazon's showroom, they closed down, and now you can't even
> see details about what you're ordering, or ask a salesman. As soon as
> Amazon has driven out all competitors, they'll do what every monopoly
> does, and raise their prices higher than any of their former
> competitors.
> 
> Now there are even buy before you try used car web businesses. No test
> drive. WTF???
> 
> I haven't bought a new computer in 6 years, even though my Daily Driver
> Desktop (DDD) is too slow to handle today's bloated browsers. Every time
> I contemplate buying RAM, CPU, CPU cooler, Mobo, case online, and
> knowing there's no authoritative person to say "yes, this works with
> that", or show me a better way to accomplish what I'm trying to do, I
> just delay the purchase to next year.
> 
> And don't get me started about doing electronic projects without your
> local Radio Shack.
>  
> It's sad, but as a society we deserve it. Except for eBooks for my
> proprietary Kindle, I never buy from Amazon. I want to be part of the
> solution, not part of the problem.
> 
> SteveT
> 
> Steve Litt 
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