Computer Shop
Computer Shop: Microcomputers, software and somebody who understands them. From the late 1970s a computer small enough for a desk goes on sale, and the first…
Microcomputers, software and somebody who understands them. Sell the first computer a family or a firm has ever owned.
From the late 1970s a computer small enough for a desk goes on sale, and the first shops that sell them are run by enthusiasts who can explain what the thing is for. Hardware margins are thin and fall with every price cut; the money is in software, printers, training and fixing what the customer has broken. The boom of the early 1980s is followed by a bust, and later the superstores and the internet take the boxes.
- Setup costs
- £57,000 to £226,000
- Competition
- High
- Category
- Technology
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