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Quote: Originally Posted by Rogifan Who are these "generic" executives? Got any names? I think they are sold in white boxes with black lettering in Aisle 12 next to the pet food.
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Quote: Originally Posted by Rogifan Nah, I think Cue, Schiller or Ive would be next in line assuming they're still around when Tim leaves. I don't think Ive has any interest in being CEO so my money is on Cue. If something were to happen to…
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robin huber wrote: » I worry that too many visionaries that made Apple successful are being replaced by generic executives. Inevitable, I guess. You can't expect to win the lottery twice. Ahrendts is anything but a generic executive. She comple…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Benjamin Frost It's always struck me that selling the Apple Watch will be a real problem for Apple. The Apple Store is just not the right environment for trying on a watch. That's probably one of the areas she …
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Quote: Originally Posted by pfisher Apple Stores seem fine to me and I've been to a dozen of them. Lately, they have been changing the processes about pickups and returns, which was really good. Maybe it was a Christmas thing. For instance, i…
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Quote: Originally Posted by SpamSandwich Call me Ishmael, but I think Angela Ahrendts was actually hired as a replacement for Tim once he retires. Seamless succession plans are everything at very large companies and you don't hire a "store mana…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Michael Scrip These articles come out every so often proclaiming "11 new banks" or "14 new banks"... and there are roughly 50 banks who are using Apple Pay at the moment. I understand this process takes time... bu…
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zoetmb wrote: » And that's why there isn't a lounge area and maybe shouldn't be. An Apple Store isn't your office. If you make it so and you're using the machines, then someone who wants to demo a machine for the purpose of actually buying on…
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captain j wrote: » All well and good except the vast lion's share of sales and profits will come from the iPhone and the iPad far above the Apple watch. But those products will sell well regardless now. The Watch is a new product that will need…
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Quote: Originally Posted by cali Will losing Bridger over Ahrendts be worth it? Quote: Originally Posted by asdasd I was a skeptic too but changing the colour of the shirts and putting in new seats, well that just blew me away. If the…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Rogifan So adding seating areas equates to major physical changes? I don't mind if she's ruffling feathers. Apple stores are very successful and profitable but in some respects are kind of stale. They haven't chan…
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She's ruffling some feathers, but the stores need some changes. It can get noisy and hectic in the stores at times. Take this as a sign that there will be a further diversification of the product line long term (e.g. more wearables). It sounds like …
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DOA. Obama's tax plan is a progressive fantasy that fortunately has no chance of passing. It would just incentivize every US multinational to sell to a foreign company.
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The Qualcomm processor is their mid-range 64-bit processor using a stock ARM design. It isn't particularly impressive and is outperformed by the 805. Similarly, the Exynos processor is using fairly old processor technology.
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Quote: Originally Posted by carmelapple I'm not entirely sure it's acurate to claim this couldn't happen in the US. There are many "mystery box" items for sale here where you do get a list of the odds for getting any of the items in the box. Yo…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Tallest Skil But it’s a lottery ticket. A paid chance at winning something of value. You don’t have to win ANYTHING on a lottery ticket, and there are multiple levels of winning. EDIT: Oh, and collectable trading …
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tallest skil wrote: » That makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. It's considered a sweepstakes. In most states, contests must provide an equal chance to win with no purchase required. The closest Apple could do here is to allow anyone to enter …
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It has just been posted to iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-interview/id948499637
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Quote: Originally Posted by willrob What's the deal with Verizon? Do they require a dedicated SIM? Also, even if the SIM is locked to ATT, when traveling to another country can't you still buy a local SIM to use? The device isn't locked to a…