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I was using a similarly spec'ed home-built PC at that time. It was an ugly beige box with a 15" beige monitor. I convinced my girlfriend to buy that Bondi-Blue
by nobleach 3y ago
I was using a similarly spec'ed home-built PC at that time. It was an ugly beige box with a 15" beige monitor. I convinced my girlfriend to buy that Bondi-Blue box with only USB ports as she needed a new computer for her upcoming semester. We purchased it at the on-campus "Apple Store". It was the slickest computer buying experiences EVER. We had a Gateway 2000 store in town around that time. Trying to buy a computer there was such a nightmare. Apple really figured out the "experience" part of buying and owning a computer.
- detourdog 3y agoThe Gateway stores was the example given by every analyst on CNBC for why Apple couldn’t have a store.
- nobleach 3y agoI can kind of understand. Apple at that time period wasn't very "think different" yet. Gil Amelio still had the company in its own "beige box" era. The idea that a store would be selling a "less compatible" computer seemed insane. Turned out to be a game changer.