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[Neon]

A huge computer giant 'Tiny' who are owned by the same group as Time computers have gone under.

People are in crisis as items remained undelivered and refunds were deemed not possible.

[ShadowFox]

... Not cool, any other info on this like why it happened?

[Neon]

Because the computer market is now about 'how cheap it was' people squeezed every last penny out of the industry, leaving no work for the computer giant

[ShadowFox]

Ohh, I see. It's not our fault we can't really afford expensive computers though, we can only settle for what we can afford, it may not be the fast nor the best and newest but it as long as it works, it's better than nothing.

[Visentinel]

LoL thats just so wrong, Its theyr folt they died not our folt !!!

~offtopic.
Shadowfox your sig is the first iv ever seen to get my " ISP " Correct on.net is the domain used by Internode ISP

[ShadowFox]

Lol thanks I guess

[Visentinel]

ShadowFox, on Aug 25 2005, 02:00 PM, said:

Lol thanks I guess

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NP Mate

its good to see some of these sig sites adding in Australian ISP's for a change.

[ShadowFox]

heh, true that, it's free too, try http://www.j-sig.com/mambo/ and sign-up

Now back to topic

[Visentinel]

I reckon if the company cant adapt to the ever changing PC industry and figure out what to do to keep a steady yearly Revenue rate they're gonna die, Its the company's folt for having bad Financial Advisor's

But it is true that the PC industry.. Well any computer related industry is Cutthroat.

If you take a look at the worldwide industry as a whole from PC to Food to White goods its all becoming a Price War, A cutthroat Competition of nonstop War.

And we reap the benefits of low prices, but you also need to keep a 3rd eye peeled for low quality merchandise, Some company's turn to low quality parts to keep the profit margins intact.

[ShadowFox]

Yeah, that's to only down fall, to lower prices, but sometimes it's all in the name too. Go to wal-mart and compare the Kraft Macaroni and the Great Value macaroni, same product, practically the same taste, the only difference is the cost, unfortunately you don't always get so lucky in the computer industry

[Visentinel]

in computers i pay the premium usually.
I buy Seagate hdd's for instance.

[clarky3429]

i usually have 'choice' brands, such as seagate and gigabyte, and just buy the parts wherever i can. i mean im not going to go to the local computer shop who has a 70% markup (i know this coz i worked there fora few weeks)

[Neon]

Note to Visentinel: Fault is not spelt like FOLT lol...

Well i agree they killed it cos i am sure they could have adapted, but people wanted cheaper than they co?ld offer, and so many people in the game now the business that's there isn't enough to go around

[ShadowFox]

that's sad, though, but that's business and life, being able to adapt is part of living, finding equilibrium, and they couldn't handle it, but it's still sad see something like this go.

[Visentinel]

Note to KW13: Il speel hou i fell

Iv worked at 3 computer shops arround where i lvie and they all have like 10% or 15% markups !

And i can buy stuff at the Computer Markets which roll in twice a month and they have like 2 and 3 % markups lol.