CPUsed newest owners?

Lawrence · Jan 3rd, 2010, 05:47 PM

First it was CPUsed, Then it was Beam Echo,
Now when you type the word cpused in the URL bar of your browser you get...

Midtown Digital

Amazing eh?

But did they buy out Beam Echo is what I want to know?

Dave

HowEver · Jan 3rd, 2010, 06:09 PM

"A rose by any other name..." kind of.

kps · Jan 3rd, 2010, 06:41 PM

Bigger question is, why did you type that url in the first place?

Use whois and see who owns the domain now.

Amiga2000HD · Jan 3rd, 2010, 08:45 PM

Interesting; I might have to take a look after work sometime this week...

They've got a damn good deal on a Mac Pro on their Clearance page: Apple Clearance - $2K for a 3.2 GHz eight core Mac Pro! If I didn't own a Mac Pro already, I'd be dropping by ASAP to ask about that one.

Jan 4th, 2010, 01:46 AM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by dolawren
	First it was CPUsed, Then it was Beam Echo, Now when you type the word cpused in the URL bar of your browser you get... Midtown Digital Amazing eh? But did they buy out Beam Echo is what I want to know? Dave

The same person who posted the "Goodbye" notice (that you pasted on to ehmac) on beamecho registered the midtown digital domain ... Jim Hoskins. So it seems like just another name and location change to me (as well as a new business registration it seems -- 1551267 Ontario Inc.)

Beamecho/CPUSED gone out of business

Whois.net - Domain Names

Macfury · Jan 4th, 2010, 02:08 AM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by kps
	Bigger question is, why did you type that url in the first place?

Dave was feeling nostalgic.

DDKD726 · Jan 4th, 2010, 08:36 AM

The Used Apple prices seem much more reasonable then CPUSED/BeamEcho.

HowEver · Jan 4th, 2010, 08:53 AM

Weren't there people waiting for stuff to pick up when BeamEcho got padlocked?

	Quote:			Originally Posted by mguertin
	The same person who posted the "Goodbye" notice (that you pasted on to ehmac) on beamecho registered the midtown digital domain ... Jim Hoskins. So it seems like just another name and location change to me (as well as a new business registration it seems -- 1551267 Ontario Inc.) Beamecho/CPUSED gone out of business Whois.net - Domain Names

macintosh doctor · Jan 4th, 2010, 09:43 AM

its probably same owners... different corporation..
How many times have I seen a sign up in a restaurant, that reads under new management or grand re-opening to server you once again.. LOL
if looks like a duck and quacks like a duck then it
is a duck...

don't you love big business and corporations..They come and go as they please... that is the freedom of capitalistic country we live in.

Macfury · Jan 4th, 2010, 10:10 AM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by DDKD726
	The Used Apple prices seem much more reasonable then CPUSED/BeamEcho.

Yeah, lower than Apple refurb for a change!!

This place isn't far off my beaten path, so unless anyone beats me to it, I'll poke my head in there to see if it's just a temporary clearance centre. The name alone doesn't fill me with any confidence.