All the stores in the Seattle area will be gone, as well.

CompUSA, for those who might recall, used to be called Softwarehouse (back when it competed directly with Egghead Discount Software, which at the time was based in the Seattle area). It seems to be a victim -- among other things -- of the fact that computers are now mainstream and part of the broader category of "consumer electronics." After all, just about every piece of CE has a special-purpose computer inside.