In short....no. I'm 45 and have been printing since I was in the fourth grade. Back then it was a big deal. I remember many meetings with school administration officials and my mom. Her point is the same as today. Why does it matter? He gets his information across clearly and legibly probably better than most. Eventually they relented as it was not a specifically graded area in the curriculum and essentially teacher preference.
Writing is simply a means to relay information. It's one of many tools to do that; voice, typing, printing and skywriting for example. The particular type of tool chosen is dependent on the situation and preference of the writer. I don't know about you, but I'd hire someone with immaculate prining before someone with sloppy cursive any day.
I agree. A name change is very risky. Tells me they've lost their real sense of who they are and who their market is. "The Shack." WTF? People are most likely just going to say Radio Shack anyway. After 30 years MAYBE they might forget what Radio Shack was.
The problem isn't their name but they don't market to any particular segment. Their stuff is overpriced and can be found in many other places cheaper.
The ONLY reason I go to Radio Shack is the same reason I went there 30 years ago (hell....even worked there) and that's for electronic repair parts that you just can't find anywhere else except online.
That's who their market is. It was 80 years ago and they've lost sight of it. As soon as you try to be just like everyone else and lose the discriminator, unless you do it BETTER than everyone else (they don't), then you're done.
This is the first step towards selling the company to someone like Electronic Arts....
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In short....no. I'm 45 and have been printing since I was in the fourth grade. Back then it was a big deal. I remember many meetings with school administration officials and my mom. Her point is the same as today. Why does it matter? He gets his information across clearly and legibly probably better than most. Eventually they relented as it was not a specifically graded area in the curriculum and essentially teacher preference. Writing is simply a means to relay information. It's one of many tools to do that; voice, typing, printing and skywriting for example. The particular type of tool chosen is dependent on the situation and preference of the writer. I don't know about you, but I'd hire someone with immaculate prining before someone with sloppy cursive any day.
I agree. A name change is very risky. Tells me they've lost their real sense of who they are and who their market is. "The Shack." WTF? People are most likely just going to say Radio Shack anyway. After 30 years MAYBE they might forget what Radio Shack was. The problem isn't their name but they don't market to any particular segment. Their stuff is overpriced and can be found in many other places cheaper. The ONLY reason I go to Radio Shack is the same reason I went there 30 years ago (hell....even worked there) and that's for electronic repair parts that you just can't find anywhere else except online. That's who their market is. It was 80 years ago and they've lost sight of it. As soon as you try to be just like everyone else and lose the discriminator, unless you do it BETTER than everyone else (they don't), then you're done. This is the first step towards selling the company to someone like Electronic Arts....
I believe in process. Submit via RFC and we'll see where it goes. My guess is, right where it should...the trash