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By the same token, Apple owes me about half a million.

While everyone I work with with whom I initially switched with (we all suffered temporary insanity as a result of the Job's Distortion Field, we prefer not to talk about it between each other) have cast their Macs aside, anyone who I don't consider mentally agile enough to master a Windows PC gets recommended a Mac desk/laptop. I've switched lots of people - either as a fait accompli or through recommendations. And they're happy, which is all that matters.

However all I've got out of the deal so far is a 'free' iMac and some hard-fought discounts.
 
Biggest problem with your argument:

Apple employees, retail and otherwise do not work on a commission.

Apple owes you nothing. I sell about 5 Apple computers per day with printers, ipods, applecare, you name it..... get nothing but my hourly pay.
 
I've convinced friends, coworkers, and relatives to go Mac. So maybe Katie has a good point that we ought to be compensated.

How much of a commission should I get for each Mac I've talked schools into buying? It's now over 500 Macs, so even a small commission would add up to a nice total. I recently convinced a new "only Windows PCs will do" school administrator to approve continued Mac purchases (another few dozen on order), so I've certainly worked to earn my commission.

Of course, we aren't recommending Apple products in order to help Steve Jobs pay his living expenses. We're recommending them because we want to help people get the best product they can for their money. So perhaps the people we refer to Apple should pay us a commission too!

BVGuitarPlayer said:
Apple employees, retail and otherwise do not work on a commission. ... I sell about 5 Apple computers per day with printers, ipods, applecare, you name it..... get nothing but my hourly pay.
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OK, I'll accept an hourly rate! 🙂
 
Bernie-Mac said:
The same thing always happens to me, and one time i got pretty annoyed cuz in the mall with my girlfriend literally 7 seperate people came up to me asking about it so by the time the 8th person came up and was like "Hey is that the iphone how do you like it?" i replied "Its horrible and i feel like an idiot for being stuck with this for 2 years" and walked away.....also, i too notice myself not using phone anymore i always say "my iphone"
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I use the apple headphones with the built in mic. People think im using an iPod and having a full blown conversation with myself. I often get stared at like I'm crazy and snicker about it. Its a good way to use your iPhone on stealth
mode.

Oh and of you want some return buy some aapl stock!
 
Every person I show the iphone to is enchanted with it. But, even bigger is what it has done to my attitude towards apple in general. Apple, through the iphone is going to get a lot of new business.

I am a non-apple person. I have 3 desktop and 3 notebook windows computers. I was in line at AT&T the day of the iphone launch.

I now have a MacBook and a Mac Pro with 30" moniter and am running my "must-have" programs virutualized under Parallels 3.0.

I am an apple convert for good.....I now preach openly Apple like a good apple fan-boy🙂
 
Buy AAPL Stock, make money on refferals

Since Apple has no compensation program, their stock can compensate you nicely over the long run.

So continue spreading the word, and stockholders will gain.

I have 100 shares i've been holding onto since mid-2006, and have made a nice bundle since.
 
My numbers aren't as high as some people on here, but I have an ongoing list on my computer people that I've directly and indirectly "converted" to the Mac. (I have my reasons for doing this🙂) That list is well over 20, and some of those people were years ago, meaning that they've purchased multiple Macs and talked others into purchasing. I've always wished there was a way I could get a cut. If only Apple were a multi-level marketing company. 😎 no no no
 
katie ta achoo said:
I'd estimate that I've done this at least 2 dozen times. Let's say about 5 minutes per demo, times 24 demos, that's 120 minutes. Two hours of free advertising!
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And depending where you live, that's about $20 that you've earned (before taxes), assuming AppleInsider's info on Apple Retail salaries are true.

Sesshi said:
By the same token, Apple owes me about half a million.

[...]

However all I've got out of the deal so far is a 'free' iMac and some hard-fought discounts.
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Everybody seems to think that they're owed something, whether a reward for being "smart" or compensation for being an "enthusiast/evangelist".

BVGuitarPlayer said:
Apple owes you nothing. I sell about 5 Apple computers per day with printers, ipods, applecare, you name it..... get nothing but my hourly pay.
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According to the NDA that you signed when you were hired, posting to a board like MacRumors can get you fired. It doesn't matter what you're posting about -- it's a blanket policy. (We developers, on the other hand, only get dinged if we post about ADC-exclusive materials.)

Doctor Q said:
I've convinced friends, coworkers, and relatives to go Mac. So maybe Katie has a good point that we ought to be compensated.
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If you want to get paid for selling Macs, go apply at your local Apple Store.

Sheesh, I've been "selling" Macs for years -- I've never gotten paid for it, but you don't hear me bellyaching about it.

Do you people also expect that Coke should put you on payroll when you convince a friend to stop drinking Pepsi; do you make your friends and family members pay you a gratuity when you recommend a menu item at a restaurant; do you write letters to film studios demanding a portion of the box office grosses when you suggest that someone go see a film that you liked?

Conversely, you don't have to walk around with your iPhone/iPod/MacBook Pro/etc on display -- you can be discreet and still use them. Once I grew tired of being asked to see my iPod (I bought a 1st Gen within a week of them going on sale and the white headphones attracted a lot of attention on the DC metro), I figured out very quickly how to blend into the crowd when I didn't want to be bothered.

If you want the attention that comes with showing off the newest gadget on the block, then don't complain and don't expect to be rewarded for your bleeding-edginess, either.

If you want to be an evangelist/enthusiast (I am certainly one), more power to you, but don't be obnoxious or elitist.
 
Arantxa said:
We're like some kind of drunken Buddhist cult, methinks.

Look! I'm happy with my awesome technology! Why don't I show you how to be happy, too! It's great!

I guess that makes Jobs Buddha. 🙄
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Actually, I think it makes Woz Buddha.

Oh, and where's the alcohol, cause I'm certainly not drunken at the moment...
 
BVGuitarPlayer said:
Biggest problem with your argument:

Apple employees, retail and otherwise do not work on a commission.

Apple owes you nothing. I sell about 5 Apple computers per day with printers, ipods, applecare, you name it..... get nothing but my hourly pay.
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Yeah, but it could be argued that you're paid to do so 😛

mustang_dvs said:
Actually, I think it makes Woz Buddha.
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Yeah. And Jobs something of a Koresh.
 
DVS, the only problems with your latest macho trip, is that I haven't disclosed anything that isn't common knowledge, have been affiliated with this board longer than with Apple, and JUST MAYBE I work for a reseller, where I didn't sign an NDA. Gee, how would you know, signed any NDAs for Apple that would hint to you that you can't be on this board?

More annoying are the people who live by the rumors they see on this site, asking what Apple employees/reps know about unreleased products. Idiots. They wouldn't have this site if any Apple employees had any idea, or would tell you about it.
 
Wow, people are awfully harsh to Katie....

but on topic, I know what she means. At first, I didn't mind the questions and attention. One afternoon I was at the Cheesecake Factory picking up a to go order, and as usual had to wait 30 min's extra. To fill in the time I pulled out my iPhone and hooked up to their WiFi, browsed a bit and all of a sudden I hear "iPhone!!!", followed by a few dozen customers and staff oooo'ing and awwww'ing, asking questions, etc. If one more person asks "How do I like it?" (and mind you I'm a patient guy), I'm to take the example posted by another Macrumors commentator and just say "I hate it" and walk away.

What do people expect you to say? Sheesh lol....
 
I do this all the time.. I've given at least 3 iphone demos since I got it (which was just last week) and I've gotten countless people (PC USERS!) to buy macs too... I'm the "go to" guy when people need computer help, and as such they come to me when they need a new one.

I got my grandfather (Former PC user) to buy an Intel iMac.. I got my little cousin to buy a macbook. Both my brother and big cousin bought iBooks (brother didn't have a computer before, big cousin had a dell laptop)... I just got my uncle (PC user) to buy a 17" macbook pro... And my other grandfather just bought a macbook. My older cousin's iBook broke, and I just went with him to get a macbook. When I was at school, I got one of my roomates to buy a macbook (the otherone already had one), and a girl I was friends with broke here PC.. and asked for advice on what computer to buy.. I got her, too, to buy a macbook.

So yeah, I'd say apple owes me too 😉
 
mustang_dvs said:
Sheesh, I've been "selling" Macs for years -- I've never gotten paid for it, but you don't hear me bellyaching about it.
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You seem to be taking this discussion seriously! I think Katie is kidding about wanting to be paid for spreading the word, and I certainly am.

But the comment about AAPL by DavisNYC was perfectly sensible. If you're helping the company, buy stock and be part of the company!
 
Doctor Q said:
You seem to be taking this discussion seriously! I think Katie is kidding about wanting to be paid for spreading the word, and I certainly am.

But the comment about AAPL by DavisNYC was perfectly sensible. If you're helping the company, buy stock and be part of the company!
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Doctor Q - I think you are reading the spirit of things correctly.

I've playfully thought that it'd be nice to get paid for referrals to Apple- I know I've helped influence plenty of "buying decisions". Heck - PPC campaigns get paid on this basis, and they're not nearly as effective as the testimonials and word of mouth the lot of us have created.

I was disturbed that Katie has the smellypants. I hope it's not contagious.
🙂
 
* sigh memories * i remember back in 2002(ish) when i'd pull out my iPod and everyone would notice... it was all about apple's clever street marketing with the white headphones... then of course a few years later everyone and their dog had an iPod... maybe the same will happen with iPhone...
 
ibook30 said:
Doctor Q - I think you are reading the spirit of things correctly.
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He is. Tongue-in-cheek, y'all. Though it'd be neat to have a check from Apple appear in my mailbox, I'm not expecting one or asking for it or anything. I already have a job. Having two would make my taxes complicated 'n' stuff to do.

and hey, I already got a free PowerBook from Apple. Tiger night scratch off cards = win. I had to report it as income and everything! Close enough! 😛

ibook30 said:
I was disturbed that Katie has the smellypants. I hope it's not contagious.
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It's contagious. I recommend 2 aspirin and bed-rest. Cleared my smellypants right up.
 
xyian said:
See what happens when you have to have something before most of the sheep? I think Apple should have a price structure according to how long you've been loyal....
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You're calling people "sheep" while you're on the internet professing loyalty to a corporation?

🙄
 
arn said:
yes please give the financial side a rest. It's been done. tomorrow, I may decide to spend money on ice, rather than make my own... and there's nothing you can do about it. 🙂

arn
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Don't do it Arn. The Buyer's Guide says it's due for an update and 9to5mac had spy shots of the new rumored version. Apple Legal made them take it down. And there's an Apple Media Event (you won't be invited) coming soon. 😀
 
Well I don't think I have actually convinced anyone to buy a Mac yet.
Maybe one, but he has always been interested in Mac.
 
Here's what you do...

You say "It's a great phone... it evens plays movies! Let me show you one of my favorites"... at that point start up Debbie Does Dallas or Deep Throat. That'll show 'em.
😀
 
JGowan said:
You say "It's a great phone... it evens plays movies! Let me show you one of my favorites"... at that point start up Debbie Does Dallas or Deep Throat. That'll show 'em.
😀
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I don't think that'll "show 'em"!

I'll make a ton of friends, though! 😛
 
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