Just Wondering

[Scott]

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If it was such a good move for Gateway to acquire eMachines,
how come my Gateway stock continues to sink further into the
cellar?

Scott

 

[Guest]

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It was not such a good move. It was a move out of desperation by both
companies, like HP-Compaq regardless of what Carly said at the time. Frankly, I
would never want the name of my company to be somehow associated with eMachines.


.... Ben Myers

On Wed, 04 May 2005 23:18:16 -0500, Scott <golden@uslink.net> wrote:

>If it was such a good move for Gateway to acquire eMachines,
>how come my Gateway stock continues to sink further into the
>cellar?
>
>Scott

 

[Scott]

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Ben,

Yes, I suspected it was a move of desperation. But I thought eMachines
was a lean, well-run company that, unlike Gateway, was actually making
a profit. Maybe I should have bought Dell stock instead

Scott

Ben Myers wrote:

> It was not such a good move. It was a move out of desperation by both
> companies, like HP-Compaq regardless of what Carly said at the time. Frankly, I
> would never want the name of my company to be somehow associated with eMachines.
>
> ... Ben Myers
>
> On Wed, 04 May 2005 23:18:16 -0500, Scott <golden@uslink.net> wrote:
>
> >If it was such a good move for Gateway to acquire eMachines,
> >how come my Gateway stock continues to sink further into the
> >cellar?
> >
> >Scott

 

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Agreed. The Country Stores were the first nail in the Gateway coffin. I get
involved a little bit in the rental of space for various commercial purposes.
Anything that is a storefront is not cheap to rent. Then the storefront has to
be outfitted with furnishings and displays. Add the inventory on hand, with the
expectation that it will sell. Absolutely stupid approach. Hey! Beyond
stupid, whatever it is called.

eMachines! Yuck! Ugh! Need I say more? More nails in the coffin. But maybe
Gateway will arise like Frankenstein from the grave. Don't bet on it. Better
odds in the lottery... Ben Myers

On Sat, 7 May 2005 17:46:16 -0400, "flippy" <flippy@flippy.com> wrote:

>The Gateway country store around here was put up in a pretty pricey area.
>The store must have cost a ton of money to setup and run. When people walk
>into a store it is to BUY something. Empty storerooms ensure ALL people
>walk out with nothing. Who was the complete moron that thought up this
>business model? Even worse, who were the complete morons that thought it
>was viable?! A pretty sad statement on the competency of Gateway top
>management if you ask me.
>
>My first computer was a Gateway 2000 (486) followed by a Gateway Pentium
>Pro. I bought one from them a few years back that I am using right now. I
>never had any problems with them. Gateway buying Emachines is a complete
>surrender to the cheap disposable computer business model. Not sure I'd buy
>from them again but all PC makers are in tough straits.
>
>