Why does a mega billion dollar company need to take down their store when they have a product update or new product?
They don't. But the publicity is just too good to pass up
Why does a mega billion dollar company need to take down their store when they have a product update or new product?
So, just so I'm clear on this story.
Apple is holding Verizon hostage for X million unsold iPhone's because of a contract that they couldn't meet and now Apple wants to pull even more customers away from Vendors and get more sales in their own stores.
The entire article just seems so desperate on Apple's part, what am I missing?
I have four Apple stores within 30 minutes of me. I refuse to go to any of them. last time I was at one, I had ordered an iPhone online and went to the store to pick it up. Took 30 minutes to see anyone to get my phone with the stupid check in system they had.
Maybe their intentions were that it would make me want to look at computers or iPads to buy one but I just stood there waiting.
Apple needs to massively expand their store count if they want to be selling directly to customers more. Their nearest store to me is 50 miles away. I have an AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile, Best Buy, Target, and Walmart all within 5 miles. In fact, with the exception of Target, I have 2 of each within 5 miles of me. If I expand to being 15 miles away, I have 2 Targets (and like 5 Walmarts...)
So, just so I'm clear on this story.
Apple is holding Verizon hostage for X million unsold iPhone's because of a contract that they couldn't meet and now Apple wants to pull even more customers away from Vendors and get more sales in their own stores.
Doesn't seem like a very mutual contract anymore for Apple vendors anymore.
Wonder what Tim is going to pull out of his As* next?
Ads on the home screen but only if Apple get's a 30% cut.
The entire article just seems so desperate on Apple's part, what am I missing?
The free balloon if I get an iToy from the Apple store and not Verizon?
There is no incentive to buy from Apple and Apple knows it.
VZW and AT&T do not get incentives for iPhone sales. Apple Store specialists can activate devices with upgrades, new contracts and additional lines of service.
If anything, the carriers should welcome this and encourage their customers to visit an Apple Store for an iPhone as it frees up resources at their own stores and as a result overhead costs.
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My one episode of being herded like cattle and waiting 45 minutes for soon pimply faced "genius" and then another 30 minutes for him to fix it was not a good experience.
Is there any reason that Apple can't just preinstall this app on all iOS devices? Is there some sort of antitrust concern? It can't be about bloat, can it?
This. This is why nobody wants to work retail.
Hey, that 'pimply faced genius' is a person too, jerk. Just doing his job. Did your phone get fixed? Exactly. You likely treated several people like garbage who are there solely to help with your issue.
That genius might have been 'pimply faced', but I bet he's a million times more patient than you from putting up with ungrateful jerks all day
News flash, you got your phone repaired SAME DAY. Nobody forced you to drive 2 hours. You had the option to pay a simple 30 dollars for express service through the mail.
Get some perspective. The world is not your punching bag or therapist for you to gripe to
Pre-installed apps can't get updates until the next iOS version.
Apple needs to massively expand their store count if they want to be selling directly to customers more. Their nearest store to me is 50 miles away. I have an AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile, Best Buy, Target, and Walmart all within 5 miles. In fact, with the exception of Target, I have 2 of each within 5 miles of me. If I expand to being 15 miles away, I have 2 Targets (and like 5 Walmarts...)
Just because an area has a bunch of WalMarts doesn't mean it can support a single Apple store. They have vastly different clienteles. Apple goes where the bulk of their customers are.
Plus, it would be one more app for someone on this forum to complain that they can't get rid of.
Yeah, but that's surely fixable, especially now with over the air and automatic app updates.
No iPad support still?
Well I mean they can do two things at once right? The two aren't mutually exclusive.
Inexcusable for a billion dollar company with millions of developers depending on that revenue.
Get some perspective yourself and open your eyes to the fact that Apple is abusing their carriers with the tactics they are using to pull more sales away from carriers.
As far as the repair goes that pimpled face "genius" and Apple was 45 minutes late on my appointment. That's why I make appointments.
I blew an entire day off to get a phone repaired. I work for a living and being without a mobile phone for a day is not an option for me. Hence the reason I drove 4 hours to get it fixed.
Anyway you want to defend Apple is your own perspective. I personally had a terrible experience with them and think the tactics that are being implemented with their carriers will ultimately hurt their stock in the long run.
Maybe I should have said hurt their stock more than it already has been.
Don't even remotely try and turn my experience into my fault. That's not your judgement to make.
At least I was treated better than their developers. 3 Days down and no word from Apple.
Inexcusable for a billion dollar company with millions of developers depending on that revenue.
Wow...u gave up on all apple stores because u had to wait 30 mins.? To each his own, but that wouldn't bother me at all. Their stores get busy. Sometimes u have to wait. No different then a busy restaurant.