[Coco] Did everyone see the announcement today?

[John Mautz]

The Radio Shack near me in Clermont, FL did close down, but last week I
noticed a new gaming sign that said grand reopening ad yesterday the open
sign was lit.  I haven't had time to go in and check it out.

On Oct 10, 2017 6:48 AM, "Francis Swygert" <farna at att.net> wrote:

> Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2017 17:03:13 +0000 (UTC)
> From: Salvador Garcia <salvadorgarciav at yahoo.com>
>
>  I heard about it, but it seems that people weren't sure what Adafruit
> bought, exactly, if anything at all.
>
> Some speculates that it just bought a bunch of share certificates I think
> this is one case where we need to wait and see.
>
> Personally, it seems weird that Adafruit would have bought RS. If they
> did, how would this help? Stores are gone. Physical property has been
> auctioned off. Definitely need to wait and see. Salvador
> ====================================================
> Don't underestimate the power of a nationally recognized name brand, even
> if it did fall to the wayside a bit in recent years. People still recognize
> it instantly. Lots of brand names have been bought and exploited in their
> final years. Many of the quality name brands of the past have been
> purchased by smaller companies then slapped on a cheaper product, but it
> typically works (fools) enough people for long enough to be worth the
> effort. Adafruit may have been going for the name recognition, but not
> necessarily to slap on an inferior product. As you said, we'll have to wait
> and see...
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