I don't know the background. Doesn't this same problem exist with any store? I could buy a laptop from BestBuy, or I could go straight to the manufacturer e.g

I don't know the background. Doesn't this same problem exist with any store? I could buy a laptop from BestBuy, or I could go straight to the manufacturer e.g. Dell. I've always been annoyed when I can't just buy things from the manufacturer and have to go through some intermediary. I'm not sure about "everyone hates dealers", but having never purchased a car, I have no idea why a car store is different from a computer store. What's special about dealerships?