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Its ok to be computer illiterate, but you don't have to be CyberStupid!

There's a fine line between being informative and bashing your competitors, but sometimes in the interest of the consumer you have to take that chance and put it out there. I run the risk of creating distaste and loosing current or potential customers who deem my expression of concern to be nothing but self pandering gibberish and competitor bashing. However when I see and hear of customer interactions that show profound lack of ethics, judgment, or capability I have a deep compulsion to let others know so that they won't fall prey to similar incidental or purposeful actions by others in my industry.

CyberStupid! originally focused on one guy that I learned about and opine is a blight on the computer business. There are others in the area that usually need no bashing as their reputations speak for themselves, however there comes a time when would be consumers should consider what type of so called expertise they may think to employ. In these Articles you will see a a summary of the circumstance and a critique of the actions described. And remember - Its ok to be computer illiterate, but you don't have to be CyberStupid!

Is The GeekSquad CyberStupid?

Here's a YouTube Video of an undercover investigation by a Portland TV station':

Geek Squad fails computer repair test
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What Do You Get When You Squeeze An Orange?

This is what a well intentioned friend once quipped before giving me advice about another unrelated subject, but seems apropos to the CyberStupid at hand. Recently a business customer of mine with a new manager took a PC to Milton Computers instead of here for diagnostics. Per the customer, they were told they had a bad hard drive that needed replacing, but au contraire the results were not what they represented.

Will you take a bribe?

Many of my competitors love to make extra money by offering you front of the line service for a fee. I consider this to be a form of extortion and bribery that Panther Computers will not partake. With your entire life wrapped up in a computer these days, you would think having an ethical person or shop having access to your personal data and pictures would be paramount in your decision on who works on your PC.

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Basic computer knowledge should be required before you can open a computer business, but there are those that have certifications like A+ that are supposed to represent having gained enough knowledge to equate to six months of experience in the computer world, but often are not.

This CyberStupid! is aimed at another local business that had a monopoly in the area for nearly ten years before serious contenders like Panther Computers moved in and provided an alternative to the old telephone company ways of – we don't care we don't have to. Unfortunately having those years ahead of the curve didn't seem to give Milton Computers the knowledge base they needed nor has some of their younger employees with certifications helped them overcome this deficiency.

Panther Computers

Is The GeekSquad CyberStupid?

What Do You Get When You Squeeze An Orange?

Will you take a bribe?

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