Gateway shutters its online web store

Gateway_logo_onwhite_5Ahh, the good old days when getting a cheap computer, especially notebook, was as simple as going to the Gateway web site and configuring your own.  The South Dakota-based retailer started as a web-only retailer but now that is all going to end.  Gateway announced today that it is shutting down its online retail operation so your only way to get a Gateway computer going forward is through retail outlets like Best Buy.

Gateway, a wholly owned subsidiary of Acer Inc.,today announced a shift in its distribution model to focus exclusivelyon retailers, e-tailers and channel partners. This change willdramatically simplify Gateway’s business model and deliver significantcost savings, ultimately resulting in an improved value proposition forconsumers.   

"We believe that our retail and e-tail partnersoffer consumers the best, easiest and most effective way to purchaseGateway products," said Mark Hill, Acer Group U.S. General Manager."Customers can rest assured that they will continue to get theaward-winning products and outstanding technical support they’ve cometo expect from Gateway for the last 23 years. Moving forward, we arepleased to be able to offer Gateway products through thousands ofretail storefronts and major online and telephone-based channelpartners both in the United States and abroad."

Gone are the days of configuring your own Gateway and waiting for the cow-spotted box to arrive via the deliveryman.  Wow, what a change.

(via TechBlog)

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