Fuji Shooter Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 (edited) Stayed over in Birmingham last night after a gig I shot so this morning went for a mooch around town. Wandered into an Apple Store, having never been in one before I was amazed. The place was packed out with people just waiting to buy stuff. There must of been 30 members of staff non of them actually selling anything just waiting for people to come up to them and order product. Had a play on a big iPad Pro which I was impressed with and then realised that I would have to buy the £100 plastic pencil, and then I saw you could get a keyboard and case for it (another £150). I then realised that the stuff sells itself, what a brand. The only other brand I can think of similar is Leica cameras, everytime I walk into one of their stores I get a spanking like the 2 inch piece of metal I just paid £100 for so my thumb has something to rest on. If only you could go back in time and get on that gravy train early enough. Edited November 26, 2016 by Fuji Shooter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Me matt Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 The Simpsons episode where Lisa gets in debt with MApple 😂 We are just sheep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuji Shooter Posted November 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 It would be easy to do. I had my head turned by the watches and then realised I would need a phone in order to use it! Had to walk out quickly but the force was strong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandladdie Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 Overrated imho. It has its charms I suppose. They are the Kings of locking you in. You get suckered in, and end up having to pay over the odds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/topic/347763-ipad-pro-129-128gb-wifi-cellular-inc-apple-pen/?do=findComment&comment=3172069 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKPoacher Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 Its just the same in Lidl. Staff just stand about and people thrust things at them so they can put them through the till. I'm always in there. On Monday I popped in for some bread and milk and came out with a vacuum pack machine. I just had to have it. Its the brand I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unico1 Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 It would be easy to do. I had my head turned by the watches and then realised I would need a phone in order to use it! Had to walk out quickly but the force was strong. Dave, no good you having one of them watches driving that old series Landrover... It udd shake the ****** off!!!. Atb Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuji Shooter Posted November 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 Dave, no good you having one of them watches driving that old series Landrover... It udd shake the ****** off!!!. Atb Phil Oh I wouldn't wear it, i would just keep it in the box and admire it and wander why the **** I bought it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuji Shooter Posted November 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 Overrated imho. It has its charms I suppose. They are the Kings of locking you in. You get suckered in, and end up having to pay over the odds. Those Apple Stores as technology crack dens. All they need is dancing girls and free beer to ease the pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 most of those in the line were probably waiting for a cracked screen repair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKPoacher Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 most of those in the line were probably waiting for a cracked screen repair They can't all be Land Rover drivers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davyo Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 (edited) most of those in the line were probably waiting for a cracked screen repairFunny i was just saying to my wife today,that ebay,shpock and the likes are full of iphones with broken screens.Not a fan i must admit.We got sucked in by the brand & like an idiot we came out with 2 iphone's,ipad mini,imac and a macbook. One of the phones went back after a week with a dodgy wake button (robbing **** replace it with a reconditioned one).Lovely stuff and top quality but we sold the lot as your just limited to the brand.Sold them on ok but lost a bloody fortune.Went back to Samsung as more compatable with other stuff. Edited November 26, 2016 by Davyo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted November 27, 2016 Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 I like their products very much but don't feel compelled to buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickS Posted November 27, 2016 Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 As a family, almost all computers and phones are Apple. The main attraction is that they just work without all the fiddling about that I have got used to with Windows technology. My only niggle is that they last so long that they run out of capability before they become termilly sick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted November 27, 2016 Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 They can't all be Land Rover drivers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srspower Posted November 27, 2016 Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 Apple have priced themsleves out of the market now with the new iMacs and Macbook Pro's. They solder the RAM on to the mainboard so you can't upgrade it in the future and the new Macbook Pro is like $2400! They have definitely lost their way since Steve Jobs died, they got too greedy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted November 27, 2016 Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 Apple have priced themsleves out of the market now with the new iMacs and Macbook Pro's. They solder the RAM on to the mainboard so you can't upgrade it in the future and the new Macbook Pro is like $2400! They have definitely lost their way since Steve Jobs died, they got too greedy. Price of the IPhone 6 was like £6-700! They then "rebranded" all their old iPhone 5 stock as 6+ or something like that and sold it as a lower spec alternative, and people actually fell for it!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clakk Posted November 27, 2016 Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 Love the fact people know the software "upgrades" slow em down and cause issues so u think o time for a new 1 and fork out for a new phone when there was nothing wrong with what u have .Clever marketing for profit and thats why billions are hidden off shore so they pay minimal taxes on all the money they take Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy. Posted November 27, 2016 Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 They solder the RAM on to the mainboard so you can't upgrade it in the future and the new Macbook Pro is like $2400! They have definitely lost their way since Steve Jobs died, they got too greedy. Whilst I do feel the price increase isn't justified, given the specs on offer, your comment about becoming too greedy since SJ died is totally incorrect. Accounting for inflation and in USD, the Apple lineup goes as follows: Apple 1 - $2777 Apple 2 - $5077 Apple 2 Plus - $3903 Apple 3 - $12,000-22,000 Lisa - $23,000 Macintosh - $6377 Powerbook - $4300 iMac G3 - $1211 Steve was the person who will have decided the prices of all these products. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy. Posted November 27, 2016 Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 Love the fact people know the software "upgrades" slow em down and cause issues so u think o time for a new 1 and fork out for a new phone when there was nothing wrong with what u have .Clever marketing for profit and thats why billions are hidden off shore so they pay minimal taxes on all the money they take Try running a 2016 OS on a machine from 2012? It's slow and laggy because the hardware from then is nowhere near the speed and efficiency it is today. Ever wondered why you can't install iOS 7, 8, 9, 10 on an iPhone 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5? It must be some insider marketing trickery, or evil profit plan... Nope, the iPhone 5 was the last iPhone to have 32bit architecture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davyo Posted November 27, 2016 Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 What i find odd is the size of the ipad pro,it looks about 12"square.Why this size,you may as well buy a macbook.It just looks so difficult to hold but then again thats prob marketing.They prob hope buyers will come back for a keyboard and mouse ect.Efectivley a macbook that comes to bits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy. Posted November 27, 2016 Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 (edited) What i find odd is the size of the ipad pro,it looks about 12"square.Why this size,you may as well buy a macbook.It just looks so difficult to hold but then again thats prob marketing.They prob hope buyers will come back for a keyboard and mouse ect.Efectivley a macbook that comes to bits. I use a few iPad Airs for work and plan to upgrade to iPad Pros when they go on sale after Christmas. They're very capable devices, but also easy to use and can be easily carried and used. You've got to find a flat surface or do some balancing act with a laptop, not to mention sorting out a wifi connection etc. Safe to say my MacBook would have been smashed to bits if I'd used that for work. Edited November 27, 2016 by Billy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srspower Posted November 27, 2016 Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 (edited) Whilst I do feel the price increase isn't justified, given the specs on offer, your comment about becoming too greedy since SJ died is totally incorrect. Accounting for inflation and in USD, the Apple lineup goes as follows: Apple 1 - $2777 Apple 2 - $5077 Apple 2 Plus - $3903 Apple 3 - $12,000-22,000 Lisa - $23,000 Macintosh - $6377 Powerbook - $4300 iMac G3 - $1211 Steve was the person who will have decided the prices of all these products. Look I run a very large network, we invested £100,000 on an Apple Xserv running open directory synching with Active directory a couple of trolleys of Macbooks and a load of iMacs for music and image editing. To replace this kit with the current offering from Apple it is going to cost us around £150K. To put this in perspective we could halve the cost going down the PC road with Adobe creative cloud. Edited November 27, 2016 by srspower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 Look I run a very large network, we invested £100,000 on an Apple Xserv running open directory synching with Active directory a couple of trolleys of Macbooks and a load of iMacs for music and image editing. To replace this kit with the current offering from Apple it is going to cost us around £150K. To put this in perspective we could halve the cost going down the PC road with Adobe creative cloud. In which case begs the question; why did you choose Apple initially? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srspower Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 In which case begs the question; why did you choose Apple initially? Because I work in education and we got a art faculty grant. We mostly use windows of course, we have around 600 windows based stations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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