Interesting that the traffic they saw at the MS store was mainly games,perhaps $50 a pop. But at Apple you are looking at $200 and up.
And yet Microsoft thinks their stores are winning and should be expanded. Can't be from sales. Perhaps it's the service fees.
Why do you say that Microsoft thinks their stores are "winning"? Can you cite a quotation from Ballmer or Gates stating that their "stores are winning"?
Why do you stoop to using terminology popularized by Charlie Sheen?
who in their right mind goes to a Microsoft store? To see some horrid Windows 8 laptop/tablet hybrid which fails hard at both? Perhaps to see a Windows Phone with a totally unusable, fugly OS that no one uses? Or perhaps to see a XBox360 RROD (50%+ failure rate)? Not to mention they can see all the Microsoft crap at Best Buy, HHGregg, etc...
I can't really say why anyone would go to a Microsoft store, but I do think you are wrong about the red ring of death. With the current console, I think you are far more likely to end up with a broken disc drive than with the rrod. Either way, you are screwed, but i just wanted to clarify where the screwing was going to come from.
They must be giving away something for free. Notice how all the people on the right side are in a queue. No one is using any of the computers. At an Apple store, every device is being used and people are waiting to be next at every table. The crowd seen here is misrepresentative of actual traffic and what's up with the photographer gal?
Walked into Lincoln Park, Chicago store Friday eleven thirty and in five minutes walked out with white-32 Gb AT&T mini iPad. Not there to take a survey but store busy, not packed, product bags were leaving.
Imagine working in a MS store opposite an Apple store.
The Apple store is packed with everyone in a great mood, shoppers leaving with bags full of expensive hardware.
You on the other hand have sold two copies of call of duty to too spotty teenagers and redirected ten people to the Apple store who came in by mistake looking for an iPad.
who in their right mind goes to a Microsoft store? To see some horrid Windows 8 laptop/tablet hybrid ...
I would. Not to buy, but certainly to see why they have a store. If there was a store where I live, I wouldn't have to install 'wait' over the weekend, as many people ask me advice on their latest OS. Oh my, does this Windows version suck. Defaults to that Metro thingy, can't VNC into the desktop, no Programs folder; I had to search the Program Files directory and search for all *.exe and create shortcuts. I'm sure there's a better way, but intuitive W8 is not
EDIT. A better analogy would be me standing in the Tampa airport. I can then conclude that 96% of the people in Tampa hate the city and are leaving for a better place.
That yellow shirt is awful. MS really needs to work on at.
But if they used blue they would...oh, never mind. Besides, this one goes with his hair.
2) If I needed a WinPC I'd consider getting one at an MS Store.One good thing about their PCs is they don't come with any crap ware. Sure, you could wipe the drive and start anew but that can time consuming it you have to hunt down drivers.
Do they sell their 'Signature' PC's in their stores? I'd like to take a peek if they really come without any crapware, stickers and such. Next time I'm in The States that is, don't believe they have any Stores abroad. Pathetic site warning> http://www.signaturepc.com
They must be giving away something for free. Notice how all the people on the right side are in a queue. No one is using any of the computers. At an Apple store, every device is being used and people are waiting to be next at every table. The crowd seen here is misrepresentative of actual traffic and what's up with the photographer gal?
I like your thinking. But then, why was it noticeably higher last year?
No, it doesn't, not unless iMacs were outselling MacBooks significantly last year. Unless I am wrong, Macs include MacBooks.
It is possible this is an outlier. But buying patterns, like voting, are often predictable from small sample sets. And, in order not to insult Minnesotans, I am prepared to assume they are representative of the whole country
i live in Minnesota. I wish I could say we're representative of the whole country.
Anyway if Munster was comparing Apple to Microsoft then the sample could only have come from the Mall of America store. That's the only store MS has in Minnesota and its right across from the Apple store.
Re: "...two hours spent outside a Microsoft Store found that 3.5 items were purchased per hour %u2014 and none of those were of the new Surface tablet."
The Surface RT death spiral has already begun.
Re: "In fact, all but two of the purchases from the Microsoft store were games for its Xbox game console."
Not looking good for Windows 8 either. Zero consumer appeal.
I've been to the Apple store at the Mall of America numerous times and right across from it is a Microsoft store. I've never ever seen the MS store as busy as those pics above. At most a handful of people and usually playing around with Xbox.
Do they sell their 'Signature' PC's in their stores? I'd like to take a peek if they really come without any crapware, stickers and such. Next time I'm in The States that is, don't believe they have any Stores abroad. Pathetic site warning> http://www.signaturepc.com
LOL, I don't think that's a Microsoft site. Yeah that is awful though.
The drop includes the build out of more Apple Stores year over year. Compare 2011 Total Apple Stores to 2012 Total Apple Stores. That will reduce the number per hour per store.
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And yet Microsoft thinks their stores are winning and should be expanded. Can't be from sales. Perhaps it's the service fees.
Why do you say that Microsoft thinks their stores are "winning"? Can you cite a quotation from Ballmer or Gates stating that their "stores are winning"?
Why do you stoop to using terminology popularized by Charlie Sheen?
I can't really say why anyone would go to a Microsoft store, but I do think you are wrong about the red ring of death. With the current console, I think you are far more likely to end up with a broken disc drive than with the rrod. Either way, you are screwed, but i just wanted to clarify where the screwing was going to come from.
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Originally Posted by ifij775
They need to get those iMacs out the door.
Four more days until Novembergate.
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Originally Posted by PhilBoogie
They must be giving away something for free. Notice how all the people on the right side are in a queue. No one is using any of the computers. At an Apple store, every device is being used and people are waiting to be next at every table. The crowd seen here is misrepresentative of actual traffic and what's up with the photographer gal?
Originally Posted by mstone
Four more days until Novembergate.
Dual Novembergate: The Darkest Day in Apple's History
"Yeah, I remember Novembergate."
"Tell us about it, grandpa!"
"Well, you see, it was the summer of twenty ought twelve…"
"Skip the lead-up; we have a replacement organ templating session soon."
"You impertinent whelps! Anyway, December 1st rolled around and Apple, who had promised us iMacs and a new iTunes… didn't deliver!"
"Wo~w… Apple must have truly been doomed, huh?"
"Well, no, they went on to become the most successful company in recorded history. Then came the war…"
Imagine working in a MS store opposite an Apple store.
The Apple store is packed with everyone in a great mood, shoppers leaving with bags full of expensive hardware.
You on the other hand have sold two copies of call of duty to too spotty teenagers and redirected ten people to the Apple store who came in by mistake looking for an iPad.
If MS is truly matching 20% of Apple’s sales, that’s terrific for them! I am skeptical, though.
(I wonder how return rates will compare!)
I would. Not to buy, but certainly to see why they have a store. If there was a store where I live, I wouldn't have to install 'wait' over the weekend, as many people ask me advice on their latest OS. Oh my, does this Windows version suck. Defaults to that Metro thingy, can't VNC into the desktop, no Programs folder; I had to search the Program Files directory and search for all *.exe and create shortcuts. I'm sure there's a better way, but intuitive W8 is not
Brilliant!
But if they used blue they would...oh, never mind. Besides, this one goes with his hair.
Do they sell their 'Signature' PC's in their stores? I'd like to take a peek if they really come without any crapware, stickers and such. Next time I'm in The States that is, don't believe they have any Stores abroad. Pathetic site warning> http://www.signaturepc.com
Total marketing pic, I'm sure. Possibly MS colleagues of the Store employees swinging by in opening day. Here's a nice short article from the Twin Cities, Oct 26:
http://www.twincities.com/technology/ci_21863542/mall-america-crowd-warms-new-microsoft-products
Anyway if Munster was comparing Apple to Microsoft then the sample could only have come from the Mall of America store. That's the only store MS has in Minnesota and its right across from the Apple store.
The Surface RT death spiral has already begun.
Re: "In fact, all but two of the purchases from the Microsoft store were games for its Xbox game console."
Not looking good for Windows 8 either. Zero consumer appeal.
Ever hear of seat fillers? Apparently majorcrap has and utilizes a variation on that theme to make it seem their stores are packed with 'customers'.
75% of all Macs sold are notebooks.
A clear majority anyway. I figure iMacs are maybe 20-25% of Apple's business, but that's just a guess.
LOL, I don't think that's a Microsoft site. Yeah that is awful though.
Must be Windows 8.