Gateway Computers is closing all their 188 retail stores and eliminating 2,500 jobs as of April 9, 2004. After suffering a crushing defeat to the hands of the mighty Dell and posting a 12th loss in 13 quarters they have decided it is time to find a new way to market their computer hardware.
Even buying the power-house of computers eMachines did not help their cause.
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April 2 2004, 9:43 AM EDT, by
Comments:
MAC GUY
4/2/04, 12:09 PM EDT
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! They got Jedbeck too!!!! This is worse than a breakout of SARS!!!!!!!
Jooblie
4/2/04, 1:21 PM EDT
Who got what? Can't you see that the 2 Guys staff has just finally come to their senses and realized the advantages of Windows? Ease of use shmease of use.
rlhamon
4/2/04, 1:52 PM EDT
Whoo Haa Gateway is dead! The Cow would make a juicy steak and burger!
Jedbeck
4/2/04, 2:01 PM EDT
No the cow has been laid off as well. I heard he is applying for the Chic-Fil-A mascot job.
NadaQ
4/2/04, 4:19 PM EDT
The gateway cow caught the mad-cow disease,that's what happen when you play in the wind...owsss.
yeash28
4/3/04, 1:52 AM EDT
this is becoming disturbing....
i am honestly getting scared!
stickman67
4/4/04, 7:05 PM EDT
I told them. I told the guys at the local Gateway store that they should forget the cow on the box and put a cow in the box. An inflatable cow. Imagine the wide public appeal! But did they listen? Noooooo!
And was there really any reason for them to call the police?
Jonahan
4/5/04, 2:04 PM EDT
I can't believe no one was disturbed by the fact that the only thing that could call Jedbeck out of his hole was this whole Dell thread.
Oh well, at least we don't have 6 more weeks of winter since he didn't see his shadow.
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Gateway Computers is closing all their 188 retail stores and eliminating 2,500 jobs as of April 9, 2004. After suffering a crushing defeat to the hands of the mighty Dell and posting a 12th loss in 13 quarters they have decided it is time to find a new way to market their computer hardware.