Comments on: Apple losing opportunities with iTunes and large retail chains http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2007/09/15/apple-losing-opportunities-with-itunes-and-large-retail-chains/ Technology news Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:15:02 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Danny Mendez http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/09/15/apple-losing-opportunities-with-itunes-and-large-retail-chains/comment-page-1/#comment-31274 Danny Mendez Mon, 17 Sep 2007 20:16:29 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2007/09/15/apple-losing-opportunities-with-itunes-and-large-retail-chains/#comment-31274 To Contrawise: Than Apple should better train their representatives. Even Apple's own Apple Store representatives hardly know what's going on with their products. I find myself continually dismissing anything I'm told at my local Apple Store because they hardly know what they're talking about. To Contrawise:

Than Apple should better train their representatives. Even Apple’s own Apple Store representatives hardly know what’s going on with their products. I find myself continually dismissing anything I’m told at my local Apple Store because they hardly know what they’re talking about.

]]> By: Contrariwise http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/09/15/apple-losing-opportunities-with-itunes-and-large-retail-chains/comment-page-1/#comment-31272 Contrariwise Mon, 17 Sep 2007 20:07:04 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2007/09/15/apple-losing-opportunities-with-itunes-and-large-retail-chains/#comment-31272 I ordered my first Mac from a store that advertised in the New York Times. My second one came from an online catalog. If you want one, you can get one. My experience with big box retailers is that the sales staff know nothing about the merchandise, but usually tell you something anyway. They just make up stuff. I have too often gotten home with something that was incompatible with my equipment because of a so-called "sales consultant" at Circuit City or Best Buy. They also have no enthusiasm for the products, but only want to sell that extended warranty. If I were Apple, I'd rather have my products represented by people who are interested, enthusiastic and knowledgeable, and not have them languishing on a display among all the riff-raff. What's so important about a bigger market share? Apple is making tons of money, isn't it? I ordered my first Mac from a store that advertised in the New York Times. My second one came from an online catalog. If you want one, you can get one. My experience with big box retailers is that the sales staff know nothing about the merchandise, but usually tell you something anyway. They just make up stuff. I have too often gotten home with something that was incompatible with my equipment because of a so-called “sales consultant” at Circuit City or Best Buy. They also have no enthusiasm for the products, but only want to sell that extended warranty. If I were Apple, I’d rather have my products represented by people who are interested, enthusiastic and knowledgeable, and not have them languishing on a display among all the riff-raff. What’s so important about a bigger market share? Apple is making tons of money, isn’t it?

]]> By: Boomer http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/09/15/apple-losing-opportunities-with-itunes-and-large-retail-chains/comment-page-1/#comment-30902 Boomer Sun, 16 Sep 2007 07:10:26 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2007/09/15/apple-losing-opportunities-with-itunes-and-large-retail-chains/#comment-30902 The first thing I thought was "why should I care about you if you don't live near one of the 185 Apple stores," but that's not very nice... The first thing I thought was “why should I care about you if you don’t live near one of the 185 Apple stores,” but that’s not very nice…

]]> By: John Pospisil http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/09/15/apple-losing-opportunities-with-itunes-and-large-retail-chains/comment-page-1/#comment-30882 John Pospisil Sun, 16 Sep 2007 05:06:09 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2007/09/15/apple-losing-opportunities-with-itunes-and-large-retail-chains/#comment-30882 Editors note: this story has been edited as the original version broke the BLORGE.com editorial guidelines. Corrective action has been taken. Editors note: this story has been edited as the original version broke the BLORGE.com editorial guidelines. Corrective action has been taken.

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