- Week in gaming: Move review, new 360 D-pad, console repair
- Week in tech: Android tablet army begins march, Chrome, OAuth fail
- Week in Microsoft: here mousey mousey, best fake malware ever
- Etc: In less than 48 hours, over one million iTunes 10 users have signed up for a Ping account. No word on how many of those accounts were used for spam, though.
- AP: Yeah, we'd better cite pajama-wearing bloggers, too
The company has been criticized for poor service, including delayed shipping times, shipping incorrect and damaged items, providing conflicting information on product availability and price online, or even simply cancelling confirmed orders without any notification to customers. As of 20 May 2009 (15 Oct 2009) they have a 4.63/10 rating on ResellerRatings with over 3700 reviews. Buy.com carries no inventory but brokers deals between buyers and distributors who would typically sell directly to retailers. Article about Buy.com in NY Times.
Pre-order unlisted as of 31-Oct-09. Re-listed 03-Nov-09. Unlisted again 16-Nov-09. Re-listed 22-Nov--09 through the Dell store. Unlisted 23-Nov-09. Re-listed 24-Nov-09. Unlisted 1-Dec-09. Price changed to $734.98 after post purchase rebate on 3-Dec-09 and ships from Popular Electronics. No longer in stock as of 10-Dec-09.
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