It's already openened and not bought at a Apple Store since Belgium doesn't has any :s
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Apple Launches 2015 Back to School Promotion, Offers Free Beats Solo2 Headphones With Mac Purchase
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A better device for free which no student would use? They will actually use their Beats.
Then, Apple should just cancel it and not give away anything ?
It just the false sense of entitlement that many young people have. They are in for a shock when they finish college and have to go to work in the real world
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Yes, obviously my opinions are my opinions. Anything else you want to waste my time with?
When did I EVER mention that I was "Mad"? I suggested that many students/faculty held off on buying applecare for their $1000+ machine, because they had to pay $200 for the "free" iPod upfront back in the day. Its smart on Apples part to give these away, without anyone even apple having to deal with rebate checks..
Apple is giving away desirable headphones to their target audience (i.e., students) for free. Yet people still complain, likely those that have never tried them.
Look I'm not arguing specifics here. And I'm not here to argue it was a bad or good idea (I happen to like the idea whoevers idea it was).
I'm just saying that the person thinking Angela Ahrendts was involved was not wrong to think so based on the reference that I made. I don't give a rat's about who made the decision. Whoever did is a brilliant marketing genius.
Again. Take a second... Just 1. To think.
It takes a special kind of person to complain about something being given to them.
You know what's ridiculous? That sense of entitlement.
You stated it as fact saying that the ipod is a better free product. The only person wasting peoples time with wining is you. Not me.
I agree with all the people that say this a great thing. It fits the target audience. This is the back to school sale for K-12 and College not the Back to work sale. What apple is doing is giving something that would already be purchased with the computer for free
You get much better than what you pay for with this promo but generally less than you pay for if you buy Beats headphones.
Why be concise in writing when there's so much to say and so many great words to use?
BOSS statement. It takes an ever more special kind of person when they complain when the value in $ of what they are being given has increased.
Funny how people are completely misinformed about how Apples BTS promotion works, yet they dive in and give an opinion without taking a second to think..You always can get the student discount on a mac/applecare all year round. The BTS promo just throws something a little extra on top to generate higher mac sale traffic for the back end of the summer/fall. They are not getting rid of the student discount, they're giving you something absolutely free on top of the student discount that you could've taken advantage of anytime that you please...
The people that tell you that are contrarians trying sound more informed than they actually are. They are repeating a meme. Beats are not the best, but they're not the worst.
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The responses to this have been comical. Beats are huge on campus and it is obvious who has and hasn't been to one recently.
I'm not a big fan of Beats headphones though they've apparently been vastly improved according to more recent reviews.
But, acoustics aside, this is a very good, very smart promo... kids will love it, they'll promote the brand everywhere they wear them, it subtly promotes Apple's new music service, it doesn't cost Apple much more than a $50 iTunes gift card but users get a far better value (they can always sell it or gift it if they don't need headphones). It's a win win.
But, acoustics aside, this is a very good, very smart promo... kids will love it, they'll promote the brand everywhere they wear them, it subtly promotes Apple's new music service, it doesn't cost Apple much more than a $50 iTunes gift card but users get a far better value (they can always sell it or gift it if they don't need headphones). It's a win win.
If they're nice they may do it. If not then returning it will mean you pay a 10% restocking fee possibly which would be more than the free pair of crappy headphones you get. Additionally, I ordered a custom Air with 8GB of RAM so returning it may be an even larger issue.
It's not worth the headache if they won't just give them to you and send you on your way.
You and me may not like Beats, but they are a huge seller and this is a very smart promotion.
Am I to infer you're also confused by a pair of pants? d-: