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Angela Ahrendts to Bring a Personal Touch to Apple's Retail Operations This Week
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She'll last a year and be gone. Mark my words, she's clueless and not a customer experienced focused thinker. I hope to be proven wrong but I see a train wreck.
I would agree with you from the sensible point of view. But rapidly declining intelligence of mac user base may prove us wrong. After all, there is more and more fashion in the tech industry.
Thoroughly unimpressed with Bloomberg European correspondent Caroline Hyde's shallow analysis of the "airy, geek-chic stores with see-through staircases" in that video.
I don't care what anyone says, I think she's sexy as hell. 
And it is nice to see a woman in charge at Apple.
Diversity should always be considered, especially when all other things are equal (qualifications-wise). At this level, they pretty much are. I don't get why seeking diversity is a considered a negative.
That type of "anti-affirmative action" reflex always stems for the premise that the minority individual is somehow inferior (surprise, surprise!), but is being hired nonetheless to support a quota.
This is baseless, damn-near impossible to prove and worse, smacks of bigotry. Does it happen? It's possible. But to assume it does every time makes you a bigot. Period.
Let it go, folks. The woman has skills. Let's see if it pans out before judging her (skills, that is).
And it is nice to see a woman in charge at Apple.
Diversity should always be considered, especially when all other things are equal (qualifications-wise). At this level, they pretty much are. I don't get why seeking diversity is a considered a negative.
That type of "anti-affirmative action" reflex always stems for the premise that the minority individual is somehow inferior (surprise, surprise!), but is being hired nonetheless to support a quota.
This is baseless, damn-near impossible to prove and worse, smacks of bigotry. Does it happen? It's possible. But to assume it does every time makes you a bigot. Period.
Let it go, folks. The woman has skills. Let's see if it pans out before judging her (skills, that is).
No your comment is obnoxious and childish, and needless to say out of its place. I was genuinely, not being sarcastic, interested if they have known her, and it is not far fetched; she used to work for Burberry. I have a friend in fashion and have seen and even hung out with a couple of people from KC, and through them met other people that work at RL and other brands. Do I know any of the execs or key designers? No, but I know people who work for them.
They mentioned 'based on MY knowledge' so that's what I thought.
Next time, think before you post.
Also, the critique that Apple is in trouble because profitability in stores is stagnant is borderline stupid.
They forgot the fact that Apple stores are more profitable per square foot than even Tiffany's. Even if they had a dramatic drop in profitability it would be a long time before they weren't doing fantastic compared to everyone else's retail space.
It's irrelevant that she's a woman. I couldn't care less whether she's a woman, pink, green, black or white if she does her job well and brings something credible to Apple Stores then great, but I fear people in her position and with her salary don't actually have their finger on the pulse of the "real world consumer". She's coming from Burberry which was once recognised as a desired designer image to being just another brand.
Yeah, she sounds like she's got the corporate double-speak down pat. Always good for a laugh.
I want to increase our sales of tech gadgets by emphasizing that tech gadgets shouldn't be used as much and people should hold hands b/c Apple is not a tech company we are a people company that sells tech.
More evidence of needing down vote back. And I'm about as anti-affirmative action as you can get. Why in the world would Apple re-hire Ron Johnson when he voluntarily left and then failed spectacularly at his new job? Apple retail needs new thinking, I doubt they'd get that by brining Johnson back.
1. Why? As you said, you're not their friend. It's a business. Investors seem to be fine with markup.
2. So you are dehumanising yourself since you have a choice.
Oh yeah. Forstall, who saw iOS go from 3 yrs ahead of anyone else, to 2 yrs behind. This unrelated, illogical, and uneducated comment only serves to further diminish your other hilarious commentary on the Ahrendts hire.
Why was firing Forstall stupid?' What was he doing with iOS besides letting it get stale and behind the competition.
At Best Buy, "are you finding everything ok???" is customer service.
Even if Best Buy hired trained monkeys to fling poo at customers it wouldn't change the validity of bedifferent's observation of Apple retail. Deflection is a tool best not used if the goal is actual improvement. Without a doubt it's the type of response I like the least.
Hyperbolic example:
MR: "Apple discontinues FaceTime on iOS7 capable devices running iOS6"
Poster1: "That sucks. I'd like to keep my device on iOS6"
Poster2: "Well that might suck, but at least Apple's not like Samsung's CEO. That guy clubs baby seals with tube socks filled with newborn kittens."
Poster1: "What does that have to do with FaceTime?"
Poster2: "You did hear me mention kittens right? Kittens man... kittens"
Am I the only one who thinks Angela gets too much credit for turning Burberry into an luxury fashion label? In the mid nineties the checkered Burberry pattern was already a status symbol. When I think of expensive raincoats, Mackintosh comes to mind, not Burberry. Back then nobody was confusing Burberry with Filson or Barbour.
She appears to be a smart woman, with good communication skills, solid values, and a proven track record.
What company wouldn't love to snap her up? Color me optimistic.
What company wouldn't love to snap her up? Color me optimistic.
Please tell me how apple products are not cheap chinese crap as opposed to other phones. Please do. Just because apple asks for a 200% markup doesn't make the products worth more or uncrappier.
Also, if people know what they want or don't care about what exactly they need, they don't need an "experience".
Angry and uninformed is a dangerous combination.
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They're not "cheap Chinese crap" because they're not cheap Chinese (or Korean)crap. Apple products are very well made and they last. I still have a working original iPhone in the family. Apple products consistently have the highest customer satisfaction ratings and, in the marketplace, iPhones(like all Apple products) hold their values much better than any other phones. But nice try.
You can't be serious.
Your argument is that apple phones are not crap just because they are US-designed. If you are serious... Ignorance is a bliss I guess.
I still have an old and working Samsung s8000 and u700 lying around. Now what?