[THEFERMANATOR]

Originally Posted by Destroyer

You are seeing the same thing in the automotive trades... The down the street garage mechanic is just about gone... Only dealers can fix the newer cars. Computers are putting the independents out of business... and you can bet that it's deliberate.

Alot of it has to do with the fact people want so much in modern cars, that datacoms had to advance. And every manufacturer uses there own code. Now you can understand why small shops now have to charge $65-80 an hour just to keep the doors open. Between the taxes and government hurdles to overcome as a small business, then to keep up with current technology and tools, you spend more than you could ever hope to make.