Actually, there is no way all of those people are stupid. It might not have been the smartest thing they did in their lives, but that's another story. Besides, intelligence isn't everthing.
There are not Apple stores or even COMP-USA (a horrible second choice to a real Apple store) everywhere. Take Louisville, KY for example. FOUR MILLION people. Nearest Apple store: about 80 Miles to Cincinatti. 110 miles to Indy. There is a Comp USA, and lots of places that carry iPod, but they aren't electronics stores like Radio Shack. Again, important part of this story for me is that they might eventually have Macs! Intel Macs at that, most likely. The intro of the iMac (based on intel) should be beyond HUGE when it comes. Remember, Jobs said it would be the consumer end first. Maybe the high end will be out too, with both intel and ppc chips?
All in all, probably a better deal for RS than Apple. But I think it should not hurt Apple, if they do this right. Radio Shack employees need an education on Macs though. For example, in all my years of using Macs, I think RS is the only place I have gone for PRAM batteries. But, the guys working there will insist they don't have them if you tell them anything about it being for a Mac. I just tell them the part, and not what it is for... Probably not a lot of Mac using guys working at Radio Shack--just a guess--but I hope they are open mided enough to give it a real shot and not just demean the systems to the customers.
I am not saying all RS shoppers are dumb, I am saying it is stupid to go to Radioshack and pay $1099 for what Bestbuy/CC sell for %899 and Frys and CompUSA selll for less than that.
I compare it to the conveniance store, the geeks 7-11, you can get everything you need, but you will pay ~1.5x-2x the going price that it is at the other places. I don't mind, when I am in a jam, grabbing a gallon of milk and paying an extra $1-2, but when the differance is $100+, well...when $20 is gas money to the nearest city...what is the better choice?
When I worked at RS, all my fellow emplyees relentlessly teased me because I was sortof outspoken about the fact that I liked OSX, at the time I didnt own a mac, but really was rying to save for one...the attitude was "if it isnt windows, it cant play (fill in game here) if it cant do that it must be a peice of shit!"
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Originally posted by Skittles_the_cat
Actually, there is no way all of those people are stupid. It might not have been the smartest thing they did in their lives, but that's another story. Besides, intelligence isn't everthing.
There are not Apple stores or even COMP-USA (a horrible second choice to a real Apple store) everywhere. Take Louisville, KY for example. FOUR MILLION people. Nearest Apple store: about 80 Miles to Cincinatti. 110 miles to Indy. There is a Comp USA, and lots of places that carry iPod, but they aren't electronics stores like Radio Shack. Again, important part of this story for me is that they might eventually have Macs! Intel Macs at that, most likely. The intro of the iMac (based on intel) should be beyond HUGE when it comes. Remember, Jobs said it would be the consumer end first. Maybe the high end will be out too, with both intel and ppc chips?
All in all, probably a better deal for RS than Apple. But I think it should not hurt Apple, if they do this right. Radio Shack employees need an education on Macs though. For example, in all my years of using Macs, I think RS is the only place I have gone for PRAM batteries. But, the guys working there will insist they don't have them if you tell them anything about it being for a Mac. I just tell them the part, and not what it is for... Probably not a lot of Mac using guys working at Radio Shack--just a guess--but I hope they are open mided enough to give it a real shot and not just demean the systems to the customers.
I am not saying all RS shoppers are dumb, I am saying it is stupid to go to Radioshack and pay $1099 for what Bestbuy/CC sell for %899 and Frys and CompUSA selll for less than that.
I compare it to the conveniance store, the geeks 7-11, you can get everything you need, but you will pay ~1.5x-2x the going price that it is at the other places. I don't mind, when I am in a jam, grabbing a gallon of milk and paying an extra $1-2, but when the differance is $100+, well...when $20 is gas money to the nearest city...what is the better choice?
When I worked at RS, all my fellow emplyees relentlessly teased me because I was sortof outspoken about the fact that I liked OSX, at the time I didnt own a mac, but really was rying to save for one...the attitude was "if it isnt windows, it cant play (fill in game here) if it cant do that it must be a peice of shit!"