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I went to an MS store in LA the other week. It was sad, but I couldn't stop laughing. Why is there an MS store when all of the products on display aren't even M
by kbd 15y ago
I went to an MS store in LA the other week. It was sad, but I couldn't stop laughing. Why is there an MS store when all of the products on display aren't even MS products? The tablet right in the front of the store didn't even work (touchscreen was broken), and it had a STYLUS! I actually laughed out loud.
Within close proximity was an Apple store, the MS store, and a Sony store as well. The Sony and MS stores were such blatant ripoffs of the Apple store in their design that it just added to the hilarity. The staff at the Microsoft store even wore the same shade of blue shirts as those at the Apple store.
Point of the story? Apple's lead in the industry is evident from more than their products and their profits.
- dvdhsu 15y agoIt is interesting to note that the first Sony retail store wholly owned and operated by Sony opened in 1982 [1], way before the first Apple store in 2001 [2]. Although Sony had retail stores almost 20 years before Apple, their stores are not as popular, likely because of the lack of demand for their products. -------------------------------------- 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Canada#Sony_Style http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Canada#Sony_Style 2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Store http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Store
- sambeau 15y agoThere was amazing demand for Sony's products back in 1982. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkman http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkman
- tedunangst 15y agoThere's a Sony store in New York on Madison Avenue. It closes at 7pm. In New York. A few blocks away there's an Apple store that does not close. Ever.
- culturestate 15y agoI'd venture that Sony stores are only still around in the US out of some kind of corporate machismo. I can't imagine they're making enough money to be worth it.
- jarek 15y agoChristmas Day?
- tedunangst 15y agoOpen. http://www.apple.com/retail/fifthavenue/ http://www.apple.com/retail/fifthavenue/
- jonhohle 15y agoSony stores also charge retail for items you can get anywhere else below retail price. Apple typically prevents this by making margins razor thin on items, keeping the price consistent across retailers.