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I was browsing the Gateway page about 10 minutes ago, looking for more 20%-of-full-retail-price specials when I noticed their page design had changed and this page was in it's place. Well, that explains the über cheap speakers and monitors a lot of us in the Swap and Shop forums have picked up.. It also explains the rather weary looking sales staff.
Yes, Gateway will cease actively promoting their products in the Australia/New Zealand market.. I'm guessing that means the stores will close and their website will stay in it's current support-but-no-sales state. They're not totally pulling out until they fulfil their warranty and support commitments, which I think is a nice gesture. That explains the 1yr warranty with the monitors.
I know a lot of people that got great deals (a 22" monitor for $900 delivered is nothing to sneeze at), and almost every man and his dog has picked up a pair of the $99 4.1 speakers.. so at least we all came out of it on top :)
Agg: There's an article here on Wired about Gateway cutting 25% of staff, thanks John. No doubt there is a serious reshuffling going on inside the company at the moment. Still no sign of my $99 speakers, though! :) (no sign of mine either, even though I ordered two hours after the special was released! - alchemy)
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