I love Apple IIs/Macs and have only used them for 25 years now - I also like my iPhone/iPad a lot, as they are the best phones/tablets in the world - finally, I have converted more than 25 people to Macs (and counting)...probably a LOT more than some of the rabid newbies here, and all that without even caring to own a single Apple share.
That doesn't mean I need to agree with everything Apple does, and particularly not under Cook's uninspired watch (no pun intended).
Oh, do shutup. Your "I have loved Apple since the stone-age" trash and pathetic "I don't need to agree with everything Apple does" garbage does not fly when ANYONE here can look through your post history to see 99.9% of it is rabid, negative comments regarding pretty much every single hardware and software product Apple makes, let alone your vitriolic hatred towards Tim Cook. As for how much you "love" your iPhone/iPad, your response to the last quarter sales of your favorite device was that those numbers were a "worrying sign", you've bashed the iPad consistently, and you have not ONCE given Tim Cook a shred of credit for being in charge of the company releasing products you supposedly "like" for the past 4 years. Noone gives a shit about how much you love something released in 1977 (Apple II).
You say you're a "lawyer"? I don't know any lawyers that have such time and energy to spend bashing a company online in such a pathetic, childish manner.
I love Apple IIs/Macs and have only used them for 25 years now - I also like my iPhone/iPad a lot, as they are the best phones/tablets in the world - finally, I have converted more than 25 people to Macs (and counting)...probably a LOT more than some of the rabid newbies here, and all that without even caring to own a single Apple share.
That doesn't mean I need to agree with everything Apple does, and particularly not under Cook's uninspired watch (no pun intended).
Holy ****, I cannot begin to get over your sheer ignorance and stupidity! Under Tim Cook, Apple has had better products, never been more prosperous, more involved in the environment, doubling-down on customer privacy, and and you have the balls to sit there and type that shit?
Holy ****, I cannot begin to get over your sheer ignorance and stupidity! Under Tim Cook, Apple has had better products, never been more prosperous, more involved in the environment, doubling-down on customer privacy, and and you have the balls to sit there and type that shit?
He lies through this teeth in everything he says. He claims he likes his iPhone/iPad, yet those of us who have been here long enough remember that he has bashed all recent versions of these products- iPhone 6, 5S, iPad Air2, Air, etc and has called them all "toys" hundreds of times. He also claims he's a shareholder, but does nothing but spit venom at Tim Cook, an extremely odd phenomena considering how much $$ Cook has made him if thats actually the case. For someone who "likes Apple" so much as he claims, it's certainly impossible to find any evidence of it from his posts- I have yet to see him offer real praise about anything, besides the boiler-plate "but I love Apple!" response whenever he is called out on his trolling.
That doesn't mean I need to agree with everything Apple does, and particularly not under Cook's uninspired watch (no pun intended).
yeah, he only raised their profitability to the highest in apple's history and grew them to the biggest tech firm in history, all while being an openly gay CEO. totally uninspiring....
please. link us to your company's profile page or LinkedIn resume, please -- dying to see how you do it.
Again, your hand-wringing and concern about the treatment Apple Watch Edition buyers receive, while you simultaneously shit on the product, is hilarious. In any sane forum you'd be instantly banned for such flagrant intellectual dishonesty and fake concern. The fact you use words such as "crapwatch" and act offended about "no-criticism" members, as if you're actually making a thoughtful, reasoned critique, is also astounding.
The fact that you take my comment literally shows how childishly some "no-criticism" members behave around here...besides, I assure you that the "filthy rich" do not buy mass-marketed products like an Apple Edition Crapwatch to show off...in fact, you won't ever see them around popular stores like Apple's.
The only childish behavior I see is name calling like "Crapwatch."
I saw a tanned, well-dressed person park his white Mercedes SLS AMG gull-wing sports car in front of the Apple Store at The Domain in North Austin, and walk in. I assume you know what the SLS AMG is. So much for your sweeping generalizations about "won't ever see them around popular stores like Apple's."
He lies through this teeth in everything he says. He claims he likes his iPhone/iPad, yet those of us who have been here long enough remember that he has bashed all recent versions of these products- iPhone 6, 5S, iPad Air2, Air, etc and has called them all "toys" hundreds of times. He also claims he's a shareholder, but does nothing but spit venom at Tim Cook, an extremely odd phenomena considering how much $$ Cook has made him if thats actually the case. For someone who "likes Apple" so much as he claims, it's certainly impossible to find any evidence of it from his posts.
I've never claimed to be a shareholder - show me a single post where I state that.
Personal offense is THE reason for banning - now why aren't you, "Slurpy" and others out already?
Divergence of views is one thing; calling others "stupid", "chimpanzee" or similar low-level nonsense is another.
Pot, meet Kettle. Looks who's freaking talking... How many times have you berated users in this forum with your general, wide-reaching insults, even within this very discussion?
Your comments are sheer stupidity, and MANY here agree, and each of your responses just digs you a deeper hole. So by all means, keep commenting, your lack of intelligence in the discussions you're partaking in make for some quality entertainment.
The only childish behavior I see is name calling like "Crapwatch."
I saw a tanned, well-dressed person park his white Mercedes SLS AMG gull-wing sports car in front of the Apple Store at The Domain in North Austin, and walk in. I assume you know what the SLS AMG is. So much for your sweeping generalizations about "won't ever see them around popular stores like Apple's."
The filthy rich buy Audemars Piguet and above for watches, not Apple.
Pot, meet Kettle. Looks who's freaking talking... How many times have you berated users in this forum with your general, wide-reaching insults, even within this very discussion?
Your comments are sheer stupidity, and MANY here agree, and each of your responses just digs you a deeper hole. So by all means, keep commenting, your lack of intelligence in the discussions you're partaking in make for some quality entertainment.
I've never, ever personally/directly offended others here, unless in defense against idiotic/asinine comments like yours; so not pot/kettle situation here, sorry.
Regardless of whether 15 or 30 minutes is better, why have any time limit in the first place? The very idea is off-putting even before stepping in the store. I have bought jewellery before (not for me), and I sat down in a comfortable, small shop, offered several cocktails, with no one there but me and several staff, and was able to peruse jewellery brought to me at leisure. If I had thought that I had an arbitrary time limit, I would have gone elsewhere.
As Apple are selling this as a fashion item, they need to adopt the same approach. It is as though they are caught between a rock and a hard place: on one hand, they want to sell tons of them, much like the iDevices, so they are worried about too many people gumming up the works for others. On the other hand, they want to give it an air of exclusivity and luxury, in order to compete with other fashion accessories. These two things don't mix, though. Either they offer a service that competes with similar retail experiences, and accept relatively tiny sales, or they don't, in order to increase sales. But in this case, I see them selling very few Edition Watches, because they won't have offered a commensurate experience. However, this may be where non-Apple retail outlets come to their aid.
My feeling is that they shouldn’t try selling any Edition Watches in Apple retail stores, because it just isn't the right experience or anywhere close to it. In addition, they should scrap any time limits, as I don't think they'll be necessary, and all they do is cause further resentment of Apple.
But in this case, I see them selling very few Edition Watches, because they won't have offered a commensurate experience.
Every Edition watch they can make will likely be sold as soon as it comes off the assembly line. They will be difficult to acquire and people will be settling not selecting.
I wish they would make it easier to buy accessories, gift cards etc. Hate waiting for help to buy something off the shelf.
They really need a standard checkout line for that stuff. Especially during peak times and the holidays.
There's an app for that! If you're buying something off the shelf just use the "Apple Store" app. It's 100% self-checkout. You literally do NOT have to get approval or speak with any employee. I can make an accessory purchase in under a minute with the app. Though it's a strange sensation when you exit the Apple Store with no bag for your purchase and no hard copy of the receipt. The first time I used the app I felt obliged to show the greeter at the front door that I am not stealing the merchandise. It still feels strange every time.
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The only place that accepts AMEX is my car's windscreen on a frosty day.
In all seriousness, the BA Avios AMEX card is great value and it's only really restaurants that don't take it.
I love Apple IIs/Macs and have only used them for 25 years now - I also like my iPhone/iPad a lot, as they are the best phones/tablets in the world - finally, I have converted more than 25 people to Macs (and counting)...probably a LOT more than some of the rabid newbies here, and all that without even caring to own a single Apple share.
That doesn't mean I need to agree with everything Apple does, and particularly not under Cook's uninspired watch (no pun intended).
Oh, do shutup. Your "I have loved Apple since the stone-age" trash and pathetic "I don't need to agree with everything Apple does" garbage does not fly when ANYONE here can look through your post history to see 99.9% of it is rabid, negative comments regarding pretty much every single hardware and software product Apple makes, let alone your vitriolic hatred towards Tim Cook. As for how much you "love" your iPhone/iPad, your response to the last quarter sales of your favorite device was that those numbers were a "worrying sign", you've bashed the iPad consistently, and you have not ONCE given Tim Cook a shred of credit for being in charge of the company releasing products you supposedly "like" for the past 4 years. Noone gives a shit about how much you love something released in 1977 (Apple II).
You say you're a "lawyer"? I don't know any lawyers that have such time and energy to spend bashing a company online in such a pathetic, childish manner.
Holy ****, I cannot begin to get over your sheer ignorance and stupidity! Under Tim Cook, Apple has had better products, never been more prosperous, more involved in the environment, doubling-down on customer privacy, and and you have the balls to sit there and type that shit?
Holy ****, I cannot begin to get over your sheer ignorance and stupidity! Under Tim Cook, Apple has had better products, never been more prosperous, more involved in the environment, doubling-down on customer privacy, and and you have the balls to sit there and type that shit?
He lies through this teeth in everything he says. He claims he likes his iPhone/iPad, yet those of us who have been here long enough remember that he has bashed all recent versions of these products- iPhone 6, 5S, iPad Air2, Air, etc and has called them all "toys" hundreds of times. He also claims he's a shareholder, but does nothing but spit venom at Tim Cook, an extremely odd phenomena considering how much $$ Cook has made him if thats actually the case. For someone who "likes Apple" so much as he claims, it's certainly impossible to find any evidence of it from his posts- I have yet to see him offer real praise about anything, besides the boiler-plate "but I love Apple!" response whenever he is called out on his trolling.
LOL. That bicycle doesn't go backwards if you back pedal.
The wealthy pay for quality, not quantity.
That doesn't mean I need to agree with everything Apple does, and particularly not under Cook's uninspired watch (no pun intended).
yeah, he only raised their profitability to the highest in apple's history and grew them to the biggest tech firm in history, all while being an openly gay CEO. totally uninspiring....
please. link us to your company's profile page or LinkedIn resume, please -- dying to see how you do it.
Again, your hand-wringing and concern about the treatment Apple Watch Edition buyers receive, while you simultaneously shit on the product, is hilarious. In any sane forum you'd be instantly banned for such flagrant intellectual dishonesty and fake concern. The fact you use words such as "crapwatch" and act offended about "no-criticism" members, as if you're actually making a thoughtful, reasoned critique, is also astounding.
agreed -- this guy is FOS.
The only childish behavior I see is name calling like "Crapwatch."
I saw a tanned, well-dressed person park his white Mercedes SLS AMG gull-wing sports car in front of the Apple Store at The Domain in North Austin, and walk in. I assume you know what the SLS AMG is. So much for your sweeping generalizations about "won't ever see them around popular stores like Apple's."
Personal offense is THE reason for banning - now why aren't you, "Slurpy" and others out already?
Divergence of views is one thing; calling others "stupid", "chimpanzee" or similar low-level nonsense is another.
Like I said, it takes one to know one, and once again, you demonstrate that you know nothing about the filthy rich.
I've never claimed to be a shareholder - show me a single post where I state that.
Your comments are sheer stupidity, and MANY here agree, and each of your responses just digs you a deeper hole. So by all means, keep commenting, your lack of intelligence in the discussions you're partaking in make for some quality entertainment.
The filthy rich buy Audemars Piguet and above for watches, not Apple.
I've never, ever personally/directly offended others here, unless in defense against idiotic/asinine comments like yours; so not pot/kettle situation here, sorry.
agreed -- this guy is FOS.
It's analogous to calling someone my "best friend", yet my communication with them involves only incessant insulting, attacking, and mocking.
Yet another odd mis-step by Apple.
Regardless of whether 15 or 30 minutes is better, why have any time limit in the first place? The very idea is off-putting even before stepping in the store. I have bought jewellery before (not for me), and I sat down in a comfortable, small shop, offered several cocktails, with no one there but me and several staff, and was able to peruse jewellery brought to me at leisure. If I had thought that I had an arbitrary time limit, I would have gone elsewhere.
As Apple are selling this as a fashion item, they need to adopt the same approach. It is as though they are caught between a rock and a hard place: on one hand, they want to sell tons of them, much like the iDevices, so they are worried about too many people gumming up the works for others. On the other hand, they want to give it an air of exclusivity and luxury, in order to compete with other fashion accessories. These two things don't mix, though. Either they offer a service that competes with similar retail experiences, and accept relatively tiny sales, or they don't, in order to increase sales. But in this case, I see them selling very few Edition Watches, because they won't have offered a commensurate experience. However, this may be where non-Apple retail outlets come to their aid.
My feeling is that they shouldn’t try selling any Edition Watches in Apple retail stores, because it just isn't the right experience or anywhere close to it. In addition, they should scrap any time limits, as I don't think they'll be necessary, and all they do is cause further resentment of Apple.
But in this case, I see them selling very few Edition Watches, because they won't have offered a commensurate experience.
Every Edition watch they can make will likely be sold as soon as it comes off the assembly line. They will be difficult to acquire and people will be settling not selecting.
There's an app for that! If you're buying something off the shelf just use the "Apple Store" app. It's 100% self-checkout. You literally do NOT have to get approval or speak with any employee. I can make an accessory purchase in under a minute with the app. Though it's a strange sensation when you exit the Apple Store with no bag for your purchase and no hard copy of the receipt. The first time I used the app I felt obliged to show the greeter at the front door that I am not stealing the merchandise. It still feels strange every time.
Probably 15% in shame for wasting that much money on a watch that needs to be recharged daily