Offshoot from this thread
http://forums.windrivers.com/showthread.php?t=70120
Don’t you know that custom built PC’s from shops is coming to and end
I aint sure what planet your on but here on the real world there are people
in record numbers throwing out the crap built by these chain stores and buying PC's that arent bic lighter throw aways.My customers to a person are asking for something that can be kept and upgraded for a long time. Not to mention the fact that those crappy pc's are filling the dumps in record numbers.
,and in that end, goes the shops? Back in the day, you could sell parts at 300
to 500% above cost, not to mention the profit from a PC sale.
Well maybe if you hadnt tried to make 300 to 500% on your parts you might have a loyal customer base that continues to support you year after year
Those days are gone ever since they started showing up in large chain stores. I mean Christ, f’ing Fred Meyer sells computer parts! Shops cannot compete with chain stores. It’s the Wall Mart, and Home Depot effect. Some may be “loyal” with whom they do business with, but when it comes down to it, money talks. How many have bought parts online looking for a better deal? The market decides. I can see within five years, or less, if you want a computer, it’s going to be from “the big three” (Automotive reference).
Unfortunately your completely unrealistic. That isnt gonna happen in 5 or even 10 years. What more is those big 3 are gonna begin to feel a very serious pinch. That pinch is the amount of their pc's going into the dump. They will be made responsible for that very very soon. And that will take a huge byte of their arse. And because of their crappy looks and naming it will be very very easy to identufy them
Oh yeah if I remember correctly shoe repair, for example, was a lucrative business, but where is it now? Case closed. I realize in these ever-changing times, that the economy will evolve. Just my $0.02