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Willow calling it quits...
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Feb 10, 2004, 02:07 PM
 
Well that sucks:

http://www.macminute.com/2004/02/10/willow

After five years of making cases and dust covers for Apple portables and desktops, Willow Design is closing and offering a final close-out sale on all its products. The company's doors will close on February 29, 2004. The closure has been a "very difficult but necessary decision based on the economics of offshore competition," President Nigel Peck told MacMinute.
     
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Feb 10, 2004, 02:43 PM
 
I never really liked there stuff that much and it was expensive.

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Feb 10, 2004, 03:03 PM
 
having looked at their bags, I can see why they went under.
     
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Feb 10, 2004, 03:38 PM
 
Is this for when you want to pretend you are camping with your Mac?


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Feb 10, 2004, 05:51 PM
 
Originally posted by fizzlemynizzle:
having looked at their bags, I can see why they went under.
Always economics and off shore competition, never our products kinda sucked and were way over priced.
     
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Feb 10, 2004, 08:10 PM
 
At least they didn't blame it on 9/11

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Feb 10, 2004, 08:53 PM
 
With me, it's always sad to see a Mac supporter go under...

I wish them the best of luck on what ever they will plan on doing in the future.

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Feb 10, 2004, 08:54 PM
 
I don't want to knock on them, but their products weren't attractive at all.
     
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Feb 11, 2004, 12:35 AM
 
Originally posted by hardcat1970:
I don't want to knock on them, but their products weren't attractive at all.
Looking at their website I picture some housewife that looks like the Mom from King of the hill at her sewing machine making computer cosies.

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Feb 11, 2004, 09:23 PM
 
Aww, that's kinda cute.

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Feb 12, 2004, 03:16 PM
 
Aw, you mean the whole concept of selling $10 crap for $50-plus to Mac users didn't work? Man, that's a shame.

Why people bought their stuff just escapes me.
     
   
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