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Apple?s reseller accreditations have become a very complex affair over the years, often based on with many strange rules and regulations.

While various vendors and distributors have been quoted as being politely supportive of Best Buy, in the ?competition is healthy? vein, I?m sure that any independent reseller who finds one of the new mega-stores on the doorstep will be somewhat anxious about the impact this American import will have on their business.

I have written before in this column about how important I believe it is for independent computer solution providers to turn their ?on the job? knowledge into industry recognised certifications. This becomes particularly relevant when the potential customer is a local or national government department or other government funded organisation.

We all know the PC market has been showing excellent growth over the last couple of years. Despite a decline in desktop PC sales (down 9.7 per cent this February against February 2009) the total PC market has continued to see good growth, with notebooks and, more recently, netbooks driving sales forward (up 5.1 per cent over the same period).

I had this month?s column all sorted and almost finished when I was completely amazed by the extraordinary announcement that none other than Computer Warehouse had gone into liquidation.

Each month we catch up with a winner from the PCR Awards 2010, to find out how business has been after winning the prestigious prize. This month, Interactive Ideas? marketing director, Michael Breeze, talks about winning the Specialist Distributor Award

Having been one of the most talked about issues in the UK industry for around two years now, Best Buy finally opened the doors to its massive Thurrock flagship store at the end of last month.

A little while ago, one of the highlights of the independent's year was SCoRE, NASCR?s own trade show. Many people have expressed a wish to bring it back again ? but it isn?t practical, as we have moved away from member benefits that are seen as more suited to buying groups.

I was recently asked by the organisers of the TCA Conference if I would like to give a ten minute ?pitch and bitch? presentation about the life of a small indie. Feeling very passionate about the retail business, I gave it a shot.

A look at our top selling desktops and laptops shows an interesting pattern. In terms of specs, there?s very little to differentiate the top three laptops from the top selling desktops.