Not really surprising...
Never really been pure resellers. They've had a mix of sub distribution, wholesale and reselling for years. Both are significant buyers from major Distributors and yet compete against them too.
US titans roll out the numbers... wow, reselling is a tough game
Calendar Q1 numbers are out for shape-shifting resellers Insight Enterprises and Systemax, with the former reporting flat sales and profits but the latter faring much, much worse. Both are trying to rapidly develop services operations based on consulting, managed services and the cloud to replace commoditised or 'empty calorie …
Biting the hand that feeds IT
