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Literally any tech brand or concept store. Samsung, Microsoft, Xiaomi just off the top of my head. A comparison to anything is not made anywhere in the article.

Literally any tech brand or concept store. Samsung, Microsoft, Xiaomi just off the top of my head. A comparison to anything is not made anywhere in the article. It's literally just a clickbait title

earenndil 8y ago
Not that I'm defending the title, but would "the Raspberry Pi store is much cooler than a Samsung Store" sound better? No, because samsung stores are far less common and iconic.
- darkpuma 8y ago
  Also that would sound like damning with faint praise.
  - rusk 8y ago
    feint
    - sangnoir 8y ago
      > feint Incorrect - it's not damning with fake praise - it's damning with super-light praise; the implication being the subject of 'praise' is not that great. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/damn_with_faint_praise https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/damn_with_faint_praise
      - deleted 8y ago
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      - rusk 8y ago
        For some strange reason, paper with light lines on it is called feint ruled which is the source of my confusion going all the way back to my school days ... but every day is a school day, evidently.
        sangnoir 8y ago
        Wow - that never registered in my mind before and I would have told you, with all conviction, that books say "faint ruled". Apparently[1] it's a 19th century variation of faint as used in the printing industry. 1. https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/feint https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/fein...
    - stallmanite 8y ago
      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muphry%27s_law https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muphry%27s_law
gambiting 8y ago
Those brands have this own stores at all? I've never seen one. I've seen many Apple stores though.
- pbhjpbhj 8y ago
  Ha, I'm the opposite never seen an Apple store (irl) but been in a Samsung store, it was cool.
- Arn_Thor 8y ago
  They do. But that doesn't even matter. The point is that the article makes no comparison to any store. They just wedged Apple in the title because clicks. They could have spun it many other ways. Raspberry Pi's first physical store. You can see examples of what the Pi can do, even play around with them. Consult with staff about which Pi is best suited for your needs. Buy merch and goodies. Again, the article itself makes no comparison to anything
  - 8draco8 8y ago
    I understand why they did it but to be honest if this will introduce someone to Raspberry Pi, open source and whole makers space then it was worth it.
8draco8 8y ago
To be fair Samsung Stores are pretty much knock offs of Apple Stores, the only difference is that they have more TVs. Apple invented the idea of minimalistic, plain shop in premium locations, every other brand is getting a lot of inspiration from them.
- fhbdukfrh 8y ago
  Apple most certainly did not invent the premium location minimalistic retail store, it's the standard template for high end fashion and boutiques globally. Look are the people behind their store team and you can see why.

Literally any tech brand or concept store. Samsung, Microsoft, Xiaomi just off the top of my head. A comparison to anything is not made anywhere in the article. It's literally just a clickbait title

earenndil 8y ago

Not that I'm defending the title, but would "the Raspberry Pi store is much cooler than a Samsung Store" sound better? No, because samsung stores are far less common and iconic.

darkpuma 8y ago
Also that would sound like damning with faint praise.
- rusk 8y ago
  feint
  - sangnoir 8y ago
    > feint Incorrect - it's not damning with fake praise - it's damning with super-light praise; the implication being the subject of 'praise' is not that great. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/damn_with_faint_praise https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/damn_with_faint_praise
    - deleted 8y ago
      [deleted]
    - rusk 8y ago
      For some strange reason, paper with light lines on it is called feint ruled which is the source of my confusion going all the way back to my school days ... but every day is a school day, evidently.
      - sangnoir 8y ago
        Wow - that never registered in my mind before and I would have told you, with all conviction, that books say "faint ruled". Apparently[1] it's a 19th century variation of faint as used in the printing industry. 1. https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/feint https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/fein...
  - stallmanite 8y ago
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muphry%27s_law https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muphry%27s_law

gambiting 8y ago

Those brands have this own stores at all? I've never seen one. I've seen many Apple stores though.

pbhjpbhj 8y ago
Ha, I'm the opposite never seen an Apple store (irl) but been in a Samsung store, it was cool.
Arn_Thor 8y ago
They do. But that doesn't even matter. The point is that the article makes no comparison to any store. They just wedged Apple in the title because clicks. They could have spun it many other ways. Raspberry Pi's first physical store. You can see examples of what the Pi can do, even play around with them. Consult with staff about which Pi is best suited for your needs. Buy merch and goodies. Again, the article itself makes no comparison to anything
- 8draco8 8y ago
  I understand why they did it but to be honest if this will introduce someone to Raspberry Pi, open source and whole makers space then it was worth it.

8draco8 8y ago

To be fair Samsung Stores are pretty much knock offs of Apple Stores, the only difference is that they have more TVs. Apple invented the idea of minimalistic, plain shop in premium locations, every other brand is getting a lot of inspiration from them.

fhbdukfrh 8y ago
Apple most certainly did not invent the premium location minimalistic retail store, it's the standard template for high end fashion and boutiques globally. Look are the people behind their store team and you can see why.