Apple's Retail group like pretty much every retail business has quite a bit of turnover I imagine. Just think about that one person who literally got hired March 10th, did orientation and is now sitting at home with a paycheck. My 18 year old self would be stoked.
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Apple Says Retail Stores Now Closed 'Until Further Notice'
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No, because literally every health professional is saying this. Or are they also actors part of the ‘big conspiracy’? This virus is not like the others you mention in terms of how contagious it is.
You’re not special, you’re not woke, you’re not enlightened, you’re not an expert on medicine or human behavior. You’re a conspiracy theorist behind a keyboard with internet access. I think I know who we should choose to listen to.
EVERYONE PANIC! Lets overreact a little more!
Apple doing the right thing supporting their employees and their families. This is what makes Apple a leader in technology sector. Must be amazing to work for them.
Doctors aren't attending to the sick wearing ****ing hazmat suits because they're scared of the media.
People who have lost their jobs and seen then investment/retirement accounts cut by a third are going to be "relief buying" Apple products?
Also, considering that people can still buy things online...I don't see why there is really any pent-up extra demand in the first place...
Apple should take advantage of the situation and close the stores entirely. They are wholly unnecessary.
Permanently? What are you on? They're typically the most profitable store per square feet for each mall they're in.
Apple can survive with its retail store closed for a few weeks, most or their sales are online.
I feel for the small retail shop owners and for bars and restaurants , they're going to face some really hard times.
I feel for the small retail shop owners and for bars and restaurants , they're going to face some really hard times.
The virus is insignificant to do any harm if you don't smoke or diagnose another disease. On the other hand, the media need to stop pretending and overhype STUPID COVID-19 is going to wreak havoc humanity life.
1-3 million people will die. These are official estimates.
If hospitals become overwhelmed, that number could be higher, which is why we need to flatten the curve.
(Also, Italy doesn’t give a damn about our politics, and they’re suffering horribly right now.)
If hospitals become overwhelmed, that number could be higher, which is why we need to flatten the curve.
(Also, Italy doesn’t give a damn about our politics, and they’re suffering horribly right now.)
Permanently.
I've bought Apple computers, iPhones, iPads, and accessories for years. Not once did I buy them at an Apple store. It's an unnecessary business model. Today, you can buy online. No standing in line. Same prices. Overnight delivery. I've yet to understand what an Apple store adds to the pot. People who buy Apple products are going to buy Apple products -- Apple store or not. Want to play with a device? Go to Best Buy. Don't like the device you bought sight unseen? Return it for free. Need to learn how to use an Apple product? Go online and watch a video. Need a repair? Send it to Apple or go to an authorized service center.
I continually wonder why the Apple store even exists.
But then again... I continually wonder why most mall stores still exist.
That's not going to happen and the number of recoveries will be significantly higher than the fatality rate.
I know this may come as a shock to you mate, but some people do things differently to you.
The key word in all that is "I".
Other people have different shopping habits and needs. All those people in those busy Apple Stores have the same online shopping option as you do, but, for individual reasons, they choose to shop there in person.
How does their existence negatively affect you enough for you to call for them to be closed?
That’s basically the answer I hear consistently’ it’s a ‘day-by-day’ basis. I asked a Restauranteur yesterday what he suspected of how this would impact his livelihood/business, does he have any alternative options, ect. I was actually surprised how optimistic he was, basically not letting the situation impact in the way others might, moving forward in terms of the type of attitude ‘We’ll survive, push through and go back to normal.’
Apple will be fine, even if their stores are closed indefinitely. It’s the small business owners Who will have to create a
‘workaround’ to survive, if they can.
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I agree fully with your sentiment. I know it’s not about the mega-corporations. It’s about the small businesses, the ones that are or could be really hurt by this. It’s about the people who depend on their retirement income derived from equity in the markets.
There is no timeline from here to back to normal. Every day is a wait and see. But thanks for the bit of sanity in this time of hysteria.
I am sorry but your attitude doesn't help with the current situation and probably worsen the situation. This is no common flu. My mother is a cancer patient and Covid-19 can kill her much easier than a common flu/cold as we don't have immunity for it.
My mom was not diagnosed with lymphoma until she was hospitalized for pneumonia (you know what... it started as a common cold. She had an active lifestyle and healthier than most 63 years old.) which almost killed her. If it is Covid-19, she probably not going survive.
Who knows if one has some hidden health condition, you don't want to spread anything (not even a common cold) to anyone as he/she can be someone you know and even close. You may be healthy enough to survive, but a lot don't
Currently, you have an attitude of an antivaxxer.
We all need to do our part, a big part to stop this pandemic. Keep our social contact to minimal.
(Note: I don't even get to see my mom as precaution... i only can talk to her from distance and on the phone.)
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This is not an influenza strain. It is a new "novel" strain of the Corona virus. Start here, https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/faq.html, to gain some knowledge.
It will be destroyed by humanity like every virus that came before!
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Out of 7,000,000,000+ people. A very, very small number.
In 2009, 60 million Americans were infected with the H1N1 ("swine flu") virus. Almost 13,000 Americans died because of it and there were 1/4 million hospitalizations. I don't recall businesses shutting down or any of the present nonsense back then.
In 2017, 80,000 Americans died because of the seasonal flu. 73 million were infected and there were 1.1 million hospitalizations. I don't recall businesses shutting down or any of the present nonsense back then either.
Believe the lying media hype all you want. We've been down this same road before.
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See my statistics on past pandemics in the U.S., as well as the season flu below. You are absolutely correct.
I've also ready that initially Italy tried to hide the number of infections and only reported the more serious cases to keep people calm. I wonder how that fatality rate got so high.. HMMMM.