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10 unusual facts about CompUSA


1995 Florida Citrus Bowl

The 1995 CompUSA Florida Citrus Bowl, part of the 1994 bowl game season, took place on January 2, 1995, at the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida.

Applixware

Sales expanded to the point where Applixware was available across the USA as shrink-wrapped software on retail shelves at stores like CompUSA and Microcenter.

Buffalo network-attached storage series

Produced in Japan, as of 2006 it is also available at American retailers such as Best Buy and CompUSA, as well as in Europe.

Computer City

On June 22, 1998, CompUSA announced that it was purchasing the Computer City chain for $275 million USD.

Fry's Electronics

Historically, Circuit City and CompUSA were major competitors, but they collapsed during the late-2000s recession, leaving Best Buy as Fry's main competitor.

HTC Advantage X7500

The HTC Advantage X7501 is the Windows Mobile 6.0 version released in July 2007 as an OEM unlocked GSM phone by CompUSA and Amazon.com primarily for the North American market as a Pocket PC.

Systemax

On January 6, 2008, Systemax Inc. announced an agreement on the acquisition of the Miami-based CompUSA brand, trademarks, and e-commerce business, and as many as 16 CompUSA retail outlets in Florida, Texas, and Puerto Rico.

Subsidiaries and divisions of Systemax, Inc. include SystemaxPC, TigerDirect, CompUSA, Circuit City, Global Industrial, Nexel, Misco, Infotel, Global Computer Supplies, SpeedGifter and Worldwide Rebates.

ToneThis

ToneThis is a CNET Top 10 Mobile application and is available in retail stores including CompUSA and Best Buy.

TurboCAD

TurboCAD quickly became a favorite of the reseller channel, successfully distributed through key software distributors like Ingram, TechData and Merisel, and sold in retail locations like MicroCenter, Fry’s Electronics, CompUSA and Software Etc.


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