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Googler opinions are my own. Google has a NYC store, with a second one also in NYC that recently opened. Seems like they want to keep going there. https://sto
by kyrra 4y ago
Googler opinions are my own.
Google has a NYC store, with a second one also in NYC that recently opened. Seems like they want to keep going there.
https://store.google.com/magazine/locations?hl=en-US https://store.google.com/magazine/locations?hl=en-US
- criddell 4y agoI don't think Google is serious about stores. I'm in Austin and Google has a sizable presence here. They have offices (I've gone to seminars they host), it's a Google Fiber city, lots of schools use Chromebooks and Google Classroom, and it's become a tech hub. There are Apple stores in malls and those malls all have lots of vacancy. It's a no-brainer that if Google were going to have stores anywhere, they would have them here.
- endtime 4y agoI don't know if Google is serious about stores, but the one in Chelsea in NYC is in an extremely high foot traffic location (right across the street from Chelsea Market), in a building they already own. And Google NYC is way bigger than Google Austin. I don't think starting there rather than Austin shows they aren't serious. Also, FWIW, the store is pretty nice! Has a much warmer feel than an Apple store.
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- kyrra 4y agoIt's a slow process. There were rumors of other stores opening, but it seems like the pandemic slowed it down a bit.
- criddell 4y agoIt's a slow process because it's low priority. I hope they continue though and really accelerate it. Every city should have a place where one can go to get help with Google products. How many stories have you seen blow up on HN that probably could have been resolved in 30 minutes if the person could talk to a Google person face-to-face.