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Linux chief hardware engineer
04/11/09

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Some companies can survive...

[www.tuaw.com]
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Nick
04/11/09

@Shirkk: good god man. do you know anything other than apple?
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frigg
04/11/09

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"and typically keep Geek Squad Bug (Geekmobile) at their personal residences.

... inviting harassment, ostracism, and technical support questions from neighbors?
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bosskev
04/11/09

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"...it's designed to streamline chain of command and make the ship run smoother."

While upon impact it was a violently choppy ride, once the Titanic disengaged the iceberg from its hull, I'm not sure its "running smoother" was any improvement.
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Zipthebunny
04/11/09

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But does this mean better customer service?
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Tedsallis
04/11/09

@Zipthebunny:

No. It means doing the same with less. Which equals doing less.
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Balance_In_Life
04/11/09

@Tedsallis: Dude, understand what you are talking about first please. This means more customer facing employees. Which means more help... which means better customer service.
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Gazdagreat
04/11/09

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Best buy is notorious for this. In the last few years I have been working with Best Buy they have done this 2 or 3 times. At least its not as bad as was first reported. Hate seeing people lose the jobs.

First?
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Kaiser-Machead
04/11/09

@Gazdagreat: Couldn't help it, eh?

It's like watching a plane have a successful takeoff, only to have the damn engines fall off just a couple of miles out.
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
04/11/09

@Kaiser-Machead: It looked like a spectacularly successful takeoff only to suffer a double bird strike. Now we have to see if he sticks the landing in the Hudson.
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Ryanraven
04/11/09

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"6) Employees were also offered a severance package, not a very good one. 2 weeks of pay per year of employment with at least 6 months of COBRA."

When they say "6 months of COBRA do they mean King Cobra the malt liquor? If so this Best Buy seems like a stand up organization. "You're Fired!!! Here's some 40s!"
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jiveabillion
04/10/09

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$12/hr is good money where I come. My Fiance has a 4 year degree and works as a technical writer for an insurance company and she only makes $10/hr. As far as I know there is only one Best Buy store in West Virginia. Their employees probably only make about $7-$8/hr
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gauden44
04/11/09

@jiveabillion: Mind sharing what that degree is?
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
04/11/09

@gauden44: The kind that qualifies you to ask if they would like fries with that...
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i heart bacon hub
04/10/09

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Please please, everyone! Let's all try a new tactic against the ryanbrenner. It feeds on the negative replies you post to it, growing stronger each day, ready to strike back with an even more idiotic post to enrage us.

I suggest we wall just ignore the ryanbrenner. Maybe it'll tire of us and frequent lifehacker instead. I'm sure they'll love "lol, GTD, ha ha ha!" or "what's the g in gmail stand for? gay?" or some similar turn of phrase from it's sick twisted mind.

So please, for our sanity and the purity of the Giz, just ignore the ryanbrenner!
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something_unique_and_descriptive
04/10/09

@iheartpornhub dodecahedrons the mighty boosh: Way ahead of you.
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badhatharry
04/10/09

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Will one of them be the Geek Squad guy who tried to hard-sell me a new mac when I took my girlfriend's in because the backlight on the screen went out and is still under warranty?

(crosses fingers)
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
04/11/09

@badhatharry: No, because obviously it failed due to your lack of faith in the infallibility of Apple and the Holy Jobs.
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moucon
04/10/09

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@RyanBrenner - Are you f'ing kidding? I hope your post is a joke but something tells me you're serious. What kind of clueless newb would expect a retailer to take back a computer because THEY got a virus ? Yeah- Lowes wouldn't take back my stainless steel refridge either after my kids put a smudge on the door... those rotten bastards! (And Lowes too...)

Dude, have you ever heard of anti-virus software? Owning a PC means doing maintenance. You know, anti-virus/spyware... defrag.... is any of this ringing a bell ?
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ryanbrenner
04/10/09

@moucon: ever heard of windows defender...? rofl
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Balance_In_Life
04/10/09

@ryanbrenner: You are joking right? Is this some failed attempt of sarcasm? If you are using Windows Defender as your system security you shouldn't own a computer. That or you are the type of guy that believes that you could one day save a Nigerian princess.
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badhatharry
04/10/09

@ryanbrenner: Also, can people stop ending sentences with "lol" or "rofl" or any stupid combination thereof when they say things are not even remotely funny? "Windows Defender" is not a punchline. It is the store brand of anti-virus programs. It is the big bottle in the grocery store labeled "VODKA." You use that, and expect BB to be liable? Do you also click on the links that say "YOU HAVE WON A NINTENDO WII!!!"?
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ryanbrenner
04/10/09

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i didn't want to say it but Best Buy? come on more like Worst Buy, I bought my gateway mx2000 from there and 2 months later when it had a virus they wouldnt even take it back!? circuit city (or the See-square as i like to call it) has way better customer support and it sux they're gone now.

at least we still have PC richards but buyer beware: best buy is not the best buy!
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
04/11/09

@ryanbrenner: So, because YOU were an idiot and got a Virus, it's Best Buy's problem... When they (The manufacturer) provide you with the opportunity to completely re-install the entire OS from scratch off of DVD.

But, it's THEIR fault?

Wait, is this sarcasm? Because, really, sarcasm doesn't belong on this websit.
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lolgreg
04/11/09

@ryanbrenner: Ahahahahahaha I hope you stick around because your comments are the greatest.
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Jarmel
04/11/09

@Lite: Cycle now entering the game grid: website*
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Nick
04/11/09

@ryanbrenner: <--- BEST GIZ TROLL EVER. +1
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
04/11/09

@Jarmel: troll*
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