To get customers CompUSA had a strategy of buying it's competition then closing all those stores, thinking customer would have to go to CompUSA.

About ten years ago CompUSA purchased all of ComputerCity from Tandy (RadioShack) and closed every store, then CompUSA bought GoodGuys and closed all those stores. I guess the philosophy is, if you can't beat them, borrow a buttload of money, buy them, and close the stores.

Now CompUSA is closing. No surprise. They were not competitive. They were filled with employees that had little, to no clue of what was being sold there, and most of the employees avoided making any eye contact with a customer for fear that a)they might be asked a question, b)they might actually have to do some work.

If anyone thinks this closure is some sort of loss, think again. It is a non-event from a consumer perspective. I won't miss CompUSA.

After the holidays, there probably won't be much worth picking over, so don't expect to find any great deals on remaining inventory. There won't be much of any. I heard the stores are marked for closure in February '08.

They will keep an online presence (like EggHead)... big whoop.