[PLUG] ENU,Inc R.I.P.

[Paul Heinlein]

On Mon, 14 Aug 2017, Mike C. wrote:

> In today's world, most people use computational devices more for
> communication and all the things one can do on the Wonderful World of
> the Web. There's a gluttony of inexpensive good quality used/refurbished
> computers to be had that will easily meet most people's needs. I think
> the Internet and Software has become far more interesting for most
> people than hardware even though the hardware is very technologically
> advanced now, especially for virtualization purposes.

I had similar thoughts that I codified a year or so ago when Pacific 
Solutions was closing:

https://www.madboa.com/blog/2016/05/10/indy-retailers/

tl;dr -- computers are more ubiquitous and reliable, computer 
enthusiats are a dying breed, online retail outlets provide a broader 
range of knowledge for making purchasing choices compared to most
brick+mortar stores.

-- 
Paul Heinlein <> heinlein at madboa.com <> https://www.madboa.com/