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Not saying there's anything specific that I can point to at the moment as I'm no patent racker but they're done and said lots through the years such as intelligent charging systems, and unusual battery configurations that fit in smaller spaces.
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History lesson? Infamous observation. %u201CWe%u2019ve learned and struggled for a few years here figuring out how to make a decent phone (car?). PC guys are not going to just figure this out. They%u2019re not going to just walk in.%u201D - 2006-1…
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The steering wheel will a larger click wheel. Touch screens aren't so good at -35°C or 50°C.
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While I agree that Apple is up to something in the automotive sector - I'm leaning towards "owning the dashboard" - I think there's an area everyone seems to be missing. For more than 15 years, Apple has been researching and engineering significant …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Idle I hope you're kidding! As for the whole service side of things, Apple's stores get lots of people in every day just playing around or checking their e-mail and stuff. Most independent Apple retailers don't get …
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We do okay in our region. I'm not saying we get hundreds every day but we do often have consistent rushes. A slow day is 40-60. As for the location, that, sir, shall remain a mystery. Wouldn't want Apple opening up a location right across the st…
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross Really? Do you get a thousand people in your store every day? Even the small stores get several hundred. Not thousands but we can get hundreds. ANY establishment will scale their staffing needs to the cus…
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So funny. It's from Apple so it's somehow newsworthy. As an owner of a Mac-only dealership, we do this DAILY but WITHOUT the need for a visual prompt of Rhonda (the sales staff are attentive enough to see and communicate without the digital stim…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Dzign you can order it online and have it delivered to your doorstep Good move ! You're missing the point. Dealers are an integral part of Apple's channel and YOUR community. Cutting off dealers for the greater g…
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A great idea and a great looking product. Of course, Apple will NOT be selling these through their dealer network. So sad as not every city/county/country has Apple stores
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Quote: I think they've done this before, when there was a risk of a technical glitch which would look pretty bad during a live feed. Alas, there still is a dealer meeting WITH a satellite feed, so it's not a terchnical issue.
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I think they're worried about a Janet Jackson-like incident. Phil Schiller is, apparently, a bit of an exhibitionist.