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Cake day: June 18th, 2023

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  • They seem to be in the same situation as Fry’s Electronics. I worked with them the year before they closed and it was exactly as you describe. The shelves were barely stocked, there weren’t enough people, the quality of products went way down.

    It’s sad because Best Buy is basically the only place to go to see things in person before buying them. It’s important for TVs, Monitors, Laptops, Keyboards, and more.

    It wouldn’t surprise me if they close down for good within a decade.




  • It’s about the restrictions they put in place on those who have bought their products. They make it extremely hard to leave their ecosystem, overcharge for services, and prevent interoperability with other products.

    They’re only just now allowing RCS to try getting out ahead of these lawsuits. But they still don’t allow side-loading (forcing developers to use their store so they can charge 30% on all sales), don’t allow third-party app stores, and don’t allow third-party browser engines (forcing everyone to reskin Safari).

    Plus, in the US, Apple has 55% market share as just one company. The next highest is Samsung at 25%.

    So yeah, they can play monopolistic games.