Best Buy's acquisition of Mindshift compliments its 2002 purchase of Geek Squad, a provider of IT support services to consumers, according to Jeff Roster, a retail analyst for research firm Gartner Inc.
Via email, Mindshift spokeswoman Lisa Masiello said the company currently has no plans to make changes to its prices or list of services, which include simple cloud-based email as well as more advanced services such as virtual servers and desktops, VoIP solutions, and overall IT management.