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Apple Revamps Retail Stores with Interactive iPad Displays
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Looks great but what I like know is what was the cost for all of that per store. I can only imagine what price for security alone would be.
I'm not sure what to think
Looks a bit of a mess to me. So they have an iPad next to every single product, in every single Apple Store, worldwide?
Couldn't they have waited 6 months? That must be thousands of iPad 2s used for that purpose.
And do they really need iPad 2s next to every iPod? Why not one per bench or one at either end of a bench!
Am I the only one who thinks this is totally pointless/overkill ?
Might as well have just kept the paper.... its not like its changed daily. I dont think you need to have that grab a specialist thing because there always walking around theres loads of them.. simply just ask them a question.
And what do they do about people who come along and just press the home button and exit the app thats running the pricing? (unless its been locked to that somehow....)
It looked much cleaner before as well... with loads of ipads all over the place it looks a total mess.
Nevermind just read the home button doesnt do anything... why not give us this option on our apps too! ...ffs it would come in useful when you want to display your work at art exhibitions etc.. i had to jailbreak mine to lock all the other apps...
Might as well have just kept the paper.... its not like its changed daily. I dont think you need to have that grab a specialist thing because there always walking around theres loads of them.. simply just ask them a question.
And what do they do about people who come along and just press the home button and exit the app thats running the pricing? (unless its been locked to that somehow....)
It looked much cleaner before as well... with loads of ipads all over the place it looks a total mess.
Nevermind just read the home button doesnt do anything... why not give us this option on our apps too! ...ffs it would come in useful when you want to display your work at art exhibitions etc.. i had to jailbreak mine to lock all the other apps...
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That looks completely ludicrous - gaudy and cluttered. And it's environmentally really wasteful. What were Apple thinking?
This is a BFD. They use iPads to display info and prices. Amazing. Truly amazizzzngzzzzzzzzz.
AGAIN! AGAIN!
AGAIN! AGAIN!
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There is subtext in the new display that seems to be lost on most here -- yes, it's a little over the top IF it's only purpose is to give information about the product it's sitting next too. But that is only secondary the the primary purpose, and that is to show off the iPad as a product sales tool. A lot of car manufacturers used it this way at the various car shows.
Think about it, some exec is in the Apple store looking for a computer for his kids. He is virtually forced to play with it as he's looking at the iMac. Bells go off. He ends up recommending to his company that they start arming the salesforce w/ iPads or using them at sales conventions, or outright copying Apple's use of them in their own retail outlets (of course no one copies Apple's ideas, right).
This new display is not about having a new display, it's about selling more iPads.
And speaking of more iPads, there's gonna be a s-load of refurbs after the iPad 3 ships.
Think about it, some exec is in the Apple store looking for a computer for his kids. He is virtually forced to play with it as he's looking at the iMac. Bells go off. He ends up recommending to his company that they start arming the salesforce w/ iPads or using them at sales conventions, or outright copying Apple's use of them in their own retail outlets (of course no one copies Apple's ideas, right).
This new display is not about having a new display, it's about selling more iPads.
And speaking of more iPads, there's gonna be a s-load of refurbs after the iPad 3 ships.
Ok, here's a hypothetical scenario.
I walk into an Apple store with the intention of purchasing an iPod Nano.
I play with the iPad to get the required information on the Nano.
I decide that in comparison to the iPad, the Nano looks like junk.
I want an iPad instead.
I realise I cannot afford an iPad and leave after having purchased nothing.
I walk into an Apple store with the intention of purchasing an iPod Nano.
I play with the iPad to get the required information on the Nano.
I decide that in comparison to the iPad, the Nano looks like junk.
I want an iPad instead.
I realise I cannot afford an iPad and leave after having purchased nothing.
And they have one tied up in the back at each store to keep the displays running.
Otherwise, I think it's cool. Apple is drinking it's own Coolaid. It will be interesting to see how the software is implemented.
Hummmmm... Thinking, I wonder if this also could be a proof of concept for a play into other retailers. iPad driven information displays for other products in retailers could be very attractive to many retailers. Most retailers spend millions of dollars each month on display signage. This could help reduce that, give a more interactive experience and give way more detail than any Point of Purchase display.
This could be a genius move by Apple to move into the huge retail market.
Think about it... Maybe an iPad would be used by Best Buy to sell Moto Zoom's! LOL!
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Yes, because a clip-on mp3 player with a 1.5" screen is comparable in functionality with an iPad.
but they are using more electricity
Yes, but they will start to reduce the number of Human Employees releasing CO2 in the stores.
Maybe it is helpful to customers but I think those are way to many iPads...
It seems yet "another way" to advertise iPads.
The iPads are great off course but maybe Apple could have delayed this a year or so until it brought "power-Matt" charging or alike to prevent so many cables from being on the table...
Having said that I bet a lot of people are waiting on iPads and would rather have them at home sooner than seeing them on display at Apple Stores... LOL
Maybe those are "stripped down" iPads with weaker specs?
It seems yet "another way" to advertise iPads.
The iPads are great off course but maybe Apple could have delayed this a year or so until it brought "power-Matt" charging or alike to prevent so many cables from being on the table...
Having said that I bet a lot of people are waiting on iPads and would rather have them at home sooner than seeing them on display at Apple Stores... LOL
Maybe those are "stripped down" iPads with weaker specs?
Clearly the most important development: "Apple store staff appear to be wearing party hats."
Now that's something of which I'd like to see a picture!
Looks very cool, but no wonder there's an iPad shortage!
Yep 300 stores with 30 iPads each = 9,000 iPads!
That makes a huge dent in the oh 3 to 4 million iPads made monthly.
Ding ding ding. We have a winner here. This is the exact point. And this is not only to drive sales to executives who work in sales, but sales to all business types really. Apple is actually in the process of doing some major stuff to try to push their products, particularly the iPads. I am in medicine myself, and got an email just this week that one of Apple's top engineers is coming to the university's medical school campus this next week to hold a town hall meeting for all medical staff to showcase the iPad2 as well as iPhone and MacBook Air, show off medical software and answer questions.
They are really trying to drive sales in a big way to large business groups, not just individual sales to a single customer.
Yep 300 stores with 30 iPads each = 9,000 iPads!
That makes a huge dent in the oh 3 to 4 million iPads made monthly.
Meanwhile, Apple Store thefts and crimes increased, with an average of 300+ iPads being stolen per event.