I got soaking wet for this?

[Abstract]

A store is a store is a store.

They sell things. Since Apple actually doesn't have a lot of different hardware models (nor does any other computer maker, actually) its hard to fill a large store with "stuff." They could easily fit 4 PowerMac models, 3 iBook models, 5 Powerbook models, and all the iPods in a very small room, but they have to spread it out, and the larger the store, the more bare its going to look.

Also, I don't think they'd put out BOTH models of any of their 12", 14", or 15" laptops, because only minor hardware differences are there, so that results in even less products that need to be on display, and less space that's necessary.

They could sell software, but they don't need much more than a single wall with software. Its a Mac, not Windows.

I have never been to an Apple store ( ), but I expect it to be pretty, and to have 15-20 various models of desktops and laptops of various sorts. And that's at a flagship. At smaller stores, there may only be 6-8 computers on display.

 

[law guy]

A store is a store is a store.

They sell things. Since Apple actually doesn't have a lot of different hardware models (nor does any other computer maker, actually) its hard to fill a large store with "stuff." They could easily fit 4 PowerMac models, 3 iBook models, 5 Powerbook models, and all the iPods in a very small room, but they have to spread it out, and the larger the store, the more bare its going to look.

Also, I don't think they'd put out BOTH models of any of their 12", 14", or 15" laptops, because only minor hardware differences are there, so that results in even less products that need to be on display, and less space that's necessary.

They could sell software, but they don't need much more than a single wall with software. Its a Mac, not Windows.

I have never been to an Apple store ( ), but I expect it to be pretty, and to have 15-20 various models of desktops and laptops of various sorts. And that's at a flagship. At smaller stores, there may only be 6-8 computers on display.

Doing a mental count of what's on display at the CT store the last time I was there - lets see - on the left there are three PBs on an island, 3 or 4 PMs, a few different iMacs of both sizes, digital cameras / video and add-ons towards the back. There a software / add-on island section in the middle and a learning area with a wall screen in back. On the right side from the back is this great area for kids with iMacs in front of very low, fun chairs arranged in a circle with iPods on the wall. Some more iMacs I think, and then the iBooks. Maybe 20 computers set up in all, not counting the mac cash registers. And it is indeed pretty for a store.

 

[5300cs]

I've been to the Cambridge Side Galleria store (pretty big) and the Nagoya store (small.) The Nagoya store is really friendly, the Cambridge one is kind of ho-hum (whole bunch of people standing around not really interested.)