From Deseret News archives:
Schanze shuts down 'Awesome Computers'
The announcement came during a late meeting Friday at the Jordan Commons theater in Sandy. Employees had been gathered there to officially get notice of the closure and hear an employment pitch from Dan "The Laptop Man" Young, owner of PC Laptops.
Schanze wouldn't comment specifically about the closure. His vice president of operations, Bruce Hacking, said that customers could find out where to pick up computers on the Totally Awesome Web site or at individual store locations.
"I'm doing everything I can to make sure my employees are taken care of and, even more importantly, that all of my customers that I've made promises to, even if I have to perform miracles, are taken care of so no one's services are interrupted," said Schanze.
He then spoke to reporters for about 15 minutes about negative attention he's received since 2005 when he was involved in an incident in Draper involving a gun. Schanze is scheduled for a three-day jury trial in May as a result of that incident.
He blamed his troubles on the news media, unleashing a scathing attack.
Former employees of Totally Awesome Computers, who declined to give their names, said Friday that Schanze was "misunderstood."
"He's just Dell," one employee said. "He's a great person."
Young, owner of PC Laptops, said he didn't have specific details about the closure of Totally Awesome Computers. He did say that he was not purchasing the beleaguered company or its assets. Nor are the companies related or linked, Young said.
"We have no ownership in them, we're not buying them, we don't want to buy them in the shape they're in," Young said. "We're just taking care of their customers, the same way we did with Gateway Computers when they left town and others before them."
Young was scheduled to interview several Totally Awesome employees late Friday about the possibility of joining his firm. PC Laptops has about 50 employees, Young said, and he is looking to hire about 20 to 30 more as part of a broader corporate expansion.
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This guy is emotionally disturbed. Perhaps he has a future in politics!
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