Did you rush out to Circuit City for a deal during their big “liquidation” sale? In this ABC News column by JONATHAN BLUM and DAN EVANS we get a peek at all the huge disappointments for the first 30 days. Is this a warning of what’s to come?
Blum says:
Not only did a major retailer let us down with a liquidation sale that seemed to leave out the sale, but two presidential tech initiatives gave us a gutless tech vibe: the low-rent feel to the tech stimulus plan and the potential postponement of the analog TV shutoff. Now sure, the guy who just left the presidency probably couldn’t reliably spell “technology,” but the fact is, these half-measures do not make a techno whole.
They go on to hit:
The Sale That Never Was?
Did you rush to Circuit City liquidation sales for deals, only to find better deals at Radioshack? Some liquidation.
The Stimulus That Never Was
With “campaign promises count down” sites popping up everywhere, how many will be fulfilled? Well, it’s not the “Tech Stimulus” package, that’s for sure.
The Digital Transition That Never Was
As I wrote about in a previous column about the digital switch — this is going to be trouble. The FCC’s lust for bandwidth it will be interesting to watch the law suits fly when the switch does take place, and the networks drop to 10% of normal audiences.
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