iPad to Blame for Best Buy Store Closures?

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On Thursday it was announced that Best Buy will close 50 stores around the U.S. and relinquish some 400 employees as ongoing cost-cutting measures are taking their toll on the big box retailer's expansive market presence.

All told, the electronics retailer needs to trim about $800 million in costs.

So what's to blame for the company's financial burdens? After all, it seems like a lot of people still shop there and almost as many people buy iPhones and iPads from Best Buy as they do directly through Apple. Incredibly, however, the iPad is one of culprits Best Buy is