In article <uce-69774E.13541824112007@comcast.dca.giganews.com>,
Gregory Weston <uce@splook.com> wrote:
> In article
> <ab8de67f-f530-4207-83f2-67d95246a9d7@j20g2000hsi.googlegroups.com>,
> chris.holland07@gmail.com wrote:
>
> > A couple of things
>
> On the off chance that the appearance of trollishness is misleading...
>
> >
> > There were far more Apple store employees & cameramen than customers!
> >
> > Periodically a bunch of employees standing on the ground floor WHOOPED
> > at customers walking away from the till having made a purchase.
> >
> > It was cringe worthy. It made be ashamed & embarrassed to be an Apple
> > customer.
> >
> > This is a serious problem. I am sure they had PR people from the
> > States in store that day. Whilst perhaps this behaviour is acceptable
> > in America, in the UK it makes people come across as fags.
>
> I've never seen such behavior at a store in the USA, Apple or otherwise.
> So clearly it was something that was localized.
>
> > Whilst I did buy one myself (which I returned the next day for a full
> > refund) it is a *nice* phone, but it is way way way wya way way WAY
> > overpriced.
>
> See, here's the bit that makes me think "troll." How could you have
> been, this recently, so unaware of exactly what the iPhone gave you and
> exactly what it was going to cost that you were surprised by what you
> got after the fact? I mean, really: I have no intention of ever getting
> a mobile phone so I don't go out of my way to find out about them, but
> it's been virtually impossible to escape at least a broad overview of
> the iPhone's specs, features and shortcomings.
Considering the <holier than thou> attitude of former Mac sales staff in
the UK, it's not really surprising. When the suits ran Apple, the Mac
was way over-priced and gave their market share to Microsoft on a plate.