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Re:Silicon Valley finally has a big electronics retailer aga... by tapoxi on Friday May 30, 2025 @09:07PM (#44141161)
That store is dangerous. The last few times I went "just to browse" but I came home with an ultra wide monitor and a new PC build.

I've started buying parts retail instead of online just because of how much I enjoy Microcenter. The interior does need a bit of a renovation though, it looks almost identical to how it did in the 90s.

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Re:Silicon Valley finally has a big electronics retailer aga... by john01dav on Friday May 30, 2025 @09:56PM (#44141362)
90s anachronism is a perfectly valid aesthetic. I dislike the tendency to think that things must constantly be changed for purely aesthetic reasons. This tendency was intentionally created in order to sell more things -- look up the history of Ford and Alfred Sloan for details.
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Re:Silicon Valley finally has a big electronics retailer aga... by ancientorange on Saturday May 31, 2025 @08:08PM (#44147769)
While maintaining the 90s vibe is commendable, the keyword is maintain. Cambridge and Cincinnati complement their 90s aesthetic with grime and stains also from the 90s.
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Re:Silicon Valley finally has a big electronics retailer aga... by walterbell on Friday May 30, 2025 @10:12PM (#44141414)
> identical to how it did in the 90s

Are 1990s customers and their children in Microcenter target market?

Should the next Microcenter aesthetic be 2000s, 2010s, 2020s or 2090s?

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Re:Silicon Valley finally has a big electronics retailer aga... by mnky9800n on Saturday May 31, 2025 @02:28PM (#44146082)
3090s.
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Re:Silicon Valley finally has a big electronics retailer aga... by khazhoux on Friday May 30, 2025 @10:50PM (#44141529)
> The last few times I went "just to browse" but I came home with an ultra wide monitor and a new PC build.

Wow, that sounds like a great day!

> The interior does need a bit of a renovation though, it looks almost identical to how it did in the 90s.

I think it would really bring me joy if I walked in and they were playing early 90s Beck, Soundgarden, Letters To Cleo...

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Re:Silicon Valley finally has a big electronics retailer aga... by ryao on Saturday May 31, 2025 @12:39AM (#44141881)
If it is not broken, do not fix it. Renovations would cost money, which would mean higher prices. It is better to stick with what works than see prices rise to cover pointless renovations that would harm their competitiveness. The money is better spent on expansion that would pay for itself.
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Re:Silicon Valley finally has a big electronics retailer aga... by mnky9800n on Saturday May 31, 2025 @02:27PM (#44146080)
Dude don’t update it. Do you really want it to look like Best Buy? Because that’s the ad company they will hire to remake their brand. But it will be even more of that.
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