Apple iStore in india!

[aerove]

hey ppl .. apple's opening up a whole string of retail stores in india in collaboration to a indian company called reliance( HUGE firm) .. The one i went to was in Hyderabad , india !! its friggin awsome to have a apple store finally in my city! here are few of de pics.. unfortunately the aint allow me to snap inside cause its supposedly against their rules !! well i ended up buyin a sleeve for my mbp.. They've even got the macbook air too !

[IC3D]

Oh boy, whats next?

[koobcamuk]

Oh boy, whats next?

What do you mean?

[aerove]

yep.. aint get ya point dude :confused:

[IC3D]

What do you mean?

yep.. aint get ya point dude :confused:

Seems like everything is outsourcing to India. I know it's a retail store, but in my career, a lot of companies outsource there. That's why I was saying what's next.

[MacHipster]

Looks to be just an authorized retailer chain.:confused:

[richard.mac]

thats not an official Apple Store, its a reseller. but no Apple Store yet. big deal.

[aerove]

well yea.. but its exclusively apple and the store is designed as any other apple store :D and apple is supposed to have some kinda collaboration wit these guys.. and yea it does say premium reseller..

anyways the thing is these guys have everything !!

Seems like everything is outsourcing to India. I know it's a retail store, but in my career, a lot of companies outsource there. That's why I was saying what's next.

heh heh .. as far as i'm concerned outsourcing sucks man! the customer support is real crap ..

http://www.tech2.com/india/news/general/reliance-digital-to-open-60-istores-across-india/30771/0

[IC3D]

heh heh .. as far as i'm concerned outsourcing sucks man! the customer support is real crap ..
My point exactly. I have no issue with any other of the countries, JUST INDIA! lmao

I have been on the phone with a bunch of reps, supervisors, managers etc, BASED IN INDIA, and they are total morons.

I know a lot of intelligent indians, but hey, these call centers and outsourcing spots, a lot of them are the runt of the litter if you know what I mean! ;)

[richard.mac]

well yea.. but its exclusively apple and the store is designed as any other apple store :D and apple is supposed to have some kinda collaboration wit these guys.. and yea it does say premium reseller..

anyways the thing is these guys have everything !!

so does my reseller "Next Byte" down the road but its still not the real deal.

[Draddy]

Seems like everything is outsourcing to India. I know it's a retail store, but in my career, a lot of companies outsource there. That's why I was saying what's next.

Tell me how in the world a retail store is comparable to outsurcing?

Plus outsourcing is not really a threat anymore since the dollar fell like 25% compared to rupies, as well as indians finally realized they were getting ripped off.

[IC3D]

Tell me how in the world a retail store is comparable to outsurcing?

Plus outsourcing is not really a threat anymore since the dollar fell like 25% compared to rupies, as well as indians finally realized they were getting ripped off.

I'm not comparing I'm generalizing. That's all.

[aerove]

so does my reseller "Next Byte" down the road but its still not the real deal.
yep dats wat i mean ! u hav one down the road :D we had none till now :rolleyes:

My point exactly. I have no issue with any other of the countries, JUST INDIA! lmao

I have been on the phone with a bunch of reps, supervisors, managers etc, BASED IN INDIA, and they are total morons.

I know a lot of intelligent indians, but hey, these call centers and outsourcing spots, a lot of them are the runt of the litter if you know what I mean! ;)


i get ur point dude.. the people who work there are barely grads .. they end up there cause most of them might have no other option..

[IC3D]

i get ur point dude.. the people who work there are barely grads .. they end up there cause most of them might have no other option..
Well hopefully they DO make a change and make the store great. :)

[richard.mac]

yep dats wat i mean ! u hav one down the road :D we had none till now :rolleyes:

i guess its now time for India to get an iTunes movie/tv show + rentals store :rolleyes:

[aerove]

Absolutely man.. i dunno why we still dont have em !

[MacPM8]

nice to see apple getting larger in india wonder if they will also have tech support there

[Storm9]

Actually it is pretty much an apple store, due to local regulations you have to partner with indian companies. Its the same thing in China. The inside is pretty much an apple store. Although I am not sure about the prices electronics in India are like 50% more than USA.

[aerove]

yep .. thats the sad part .. the prices are premium compared to the actual price in us.. but that said its part fault of the govt.. cause of the import taxes and stuff. the mbair costs around $2300

[Abstract]

thats not an official Apple Store, its a reseller. we have tonnes of them in Australia but no Apple Store yet. big deal.

You don't really understand, do you.

[Soundie]

It seems to be a lot of negativity going around here though I can´t see why. I think its awesome, applestore or not: they sell apple products and they are spreading the love :D Good stuff indeedey

[iDmitry]

very cool, thanks for sharing

[richard.mac]

You don't really understand, do you.

i understand the OP's excitement of having a Store nearby that exclusively sells Apple products.

i am all for Apple resellers.

[aerove]

hey one observation i had was .. the shop was filled !:eek: its great cause apple doesnt advertise here in india.. if apple goes mainstream here .. surely the % of mac users will skyrocket! ..

[MacPM8]

^^ maybe in the major cities where people can spend that type of money

[Sutekidane]

Wow, this thread got off topic real quick. Way to bring down someone's excitement. Anyway, congrats on getting a store local to you. The closest store to me is 45 minutes or so.

[seafrog]

I hope the iPod Halo effect spreads to India and I hope these stores sell Macs and not just ipods. I cannot wait for the iPhone to be introduced in India.

[aerove]

they are sellin macs! they even had the mb air in stock.. ! my dad loved it .. he said he might nick his thinkpad for the air !!

[anirban]

At the risk of sounding dumb, I would still ask- do they have a Genius bar over there? I understand that its a reseller, and not a true Apple store, so just wondering.

What would you do when you need technical support- do they provide any services?

[thechidz]

hey congrats man! nore good things to come near you in the future lets hope! I have a bunch of Indian students and they are some of the nicest, smarrtest, classiest people I know;)

[AreanFSL]

LQQKs ghetto! :cool:

[aerove]

hey congrats man! nore good things to come near you in the future lets hope! I have a bunch of Indian students and they are some of the nicest, smarrtest, classiest people I know;)

ah.. university ? which one?

At the risk of sounding dumb, I would still ask- do they have a Genius bar over there? I understand that its a reseller, and not a true Apple store, so just wondering.

What would you do when you need technical support- do they provide any services?

heh heh.. the first thing i did after i walked in was to ask if they had one.. unfortunately no :( but they do have workshops as the usual stores.. for tech support they've got a service center close by .. but its been around for quite a while. ps.. they ship everything to a diff city to get it serviced.. :rolleyes: but didnt have any issues on my mac till now!

[blackslayer]

It must be very cheap to get mac stuffs in india!:D

[UltraNEO*]

heh heh .. as far as i'm concerned outsourcing sucks man! the customer support is real crap ..

That one great thing about Japan... they don't outsource it's customer service departments to some other country - Probably cause they can't speak Japanese?

Yeah... outsourcing does suck! Big time!
Especially when they access to your personal details like Bank account info...

[Abstract]

i understand the OP's excitement of having a Store nearby that exclusively sells Apple products but i am just annoyed that there isnt a proper Apple Store in Australia.

i am all for Apple resellers.

No, I mean you just don't understand why he's excited, do you. The store is essentially an Apple Store. It was already mentioned that Apple must open a store in partnership with an Indian store.

Actually it is pretty much an apple store, due to local regulations you have to partner with indian companies.

Even if Apple wanted to open a store in India, this is what it'd look like.

Also, they never had an exclusive Apple seller of any sort before, and now they do, hence the excitement of the OP. It's not a big deal to you. You're absorbed in your own major "problem"*cough* of not having an official Apple Store. However, it seems like you can't be happy for someone else.

So what if Australia doesn't have a store in Australia yet. "Big deal", as you said. Of course, I'm sure you don't see yourself as someone who comes across as being rude.

It seems to be a lot of negativity going around here though I can´t see why. I think its awesome, applestore or not: they sell apple products and they are spreading the love :D Good stuff indeedey

Exactly. The people who are being negative here probably always rain on everyone's parade. Maybe their lives are that sad. Who knows.

[aerove]

No, I mean you just don't understand why he's excited, do you. The store is essentially an Apple Store. It was already mentioned that Apple must open a store in partnership with an Indian store.



Even if Apple wanted to open a store in India, this is what it'd look like.

Also, they never had an exclusive Apple seller of any sort before, and now they do, hence the excitement of the OP. It's not a big deal to you. You're absorbed in your own major "problem"*cough* of not having an official Apple Store. However, it seems like you can't be happy for someone else.

So what if Australia doesn't have a store in Australia yet. "Big deal", as you said. Of course, I'm sure you don't see yourself as someone who comes across as being rude.



Exactly. The people who are being negative here probably always rain on everyone's parade. Maybe their lives are that sad. Who knows.

:D:rolleyes: guess wat i did at the store?? i set few of the safari homepages to macrumors.com! : :p

[lazydesi]

how are the prices when compared to Apple USA?

Did the sales boys r girls have good technical knowledge about the macs ?

. if apple goes mainstream here .. surely the % of mac users will skyrocket! ..


i dont think so people can't waste money just on design in india as Most of them are Middle class people.

they can get 2 HCL laptops for the money they are putting in for MB or MBP

[aerove]

i dont think so people can't waste money just on design in india as Most of them are Middle class people.

they can get 2 HCL laptops for the money they are putting in for MB or MBP

yea but with the booming economy ppl are movin from the maruthi cars to skodas ..so its not a big deal gettin a mac... its not expensive.. u wont believe how many ppl wanna get their hands on iphone,..

[lazydesi]

but you missing the mainplot

majority of the people are using pirated softwares (on windows OS) in India, when it comes to mac it hard to find pirated ones

[aerove]

but you missing the mainplot

majority of the people are using pirated softwares (on windows OS) in India, when it comes to mac it hard to find pirated ones

for mac.. u wont NEED to buy ! the best softwares for mac are mostly open source!... :D

[7on]

for mac.. u wont NEED to buy ! the best softwares for mac are mostly open source!... :D

mostly...

[adityaniduram]

so far i went to two of istore by reliance ...one at hyderabad and other in chennai. frankly hyderabad istore is better.it is more well located and has a bigger space.. though the accessories they offer are not of wide range they maintain a decent show room.. ppl working there are indeed responsive unlike chennai branch.

when it comes to chennai ....i happened to visit istore to get a snow leopard upgrade dvd along with my friend who wanted to checkout some macs and wanted to know the prices as he wanted to buy one.

on reaching the store ..( i had a very tough time locating it.. it was in a not so apt area for an istore to be expected ) i foundout that it was a massive building with reliance office and in front side ground floor there was istore .as i went in i was disappointed to see a small (10 by 15 feet) room...

they had very few macs on display.... that too all old models... an old mac pro , an old imac,a new macbook pro,old macbook,old macbook air,old macbook pro 17'.... that's it...

i asked a sales person there " is snow leopard dvd available ?" he gave me a "No" in such a way that i was asking his wife for a date.... i asked another one when it would be available ... that bastard says " I dono "

WTF
was their payday postponed or wat?

another man walked in and asked for the new imac 27' ... it was not available yet.. a sales person told him "no"
"when will it be available "
" end of November"
"take the old 21 inch .... both are same"

Really were both the same?

Reliance is creating a shame on apple:apple: brand.... it created a foul stores with name of istore ..... apple india must not allow to let such things happen ...

an online store for india will be great on apple.co.in

http://www.manu-j.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/sp_a0026.jpg

At-least reliance should teach some manners to its sales persons at their store........

BIG SHAME

[irmongoose]

Yikes, that sounds bad. I'll have to check out the iStore in Bombay next time I'm there.
Reliance is probably a good partner in terms of the size of the company, but I hardly see them putting any effort in selling and spreading Apple's vision. It's too bad, really.



irmongoose

[steezy1337]

but you missing the mainplot

majority of the people are using pirated softwares (on windows OS) in India, when it comes to mac it hard to find pirated ones

i've not had any problems......