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Apple Dealers Slighted By Company Stores

Posted by pudge on from the they-are-so-mean-and-stuff dept.

rtphokie writes "Apple is doing something it swore it wouldn't do when it began opening its 28 retail stores according to a C|Net article: stocking its own shelves first. The author made random calls to Apple stores and Apple retailers to support the claim."

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  1. Apple slighted by Apple Dealers... by PrimeWaveZ · · Score: 2, Informative

    Apple dealers are apparently providing lower quality service than they promised to do in contracts signed years ago. A "ladder" policy was introduced by one chain, and all Apple dealers seem to know very little about some of their products: "Oh, Apple went out of business two years ago."

    CompUSA denies the rumors.

  2. When I shopped for my first Mac by colatek · · Score: 3, Informative

    there wasn't one person in CompUSA that could answer my questions. Lucky for me another customer was able to. I don't have a problem with Apple stocking thier stores first. Other retailers don't put enough effort into selling them anyway. btw I have been using 10.1 for 5 months now after only running Windows since I owned a computer and I love it. G3 600 mhz iMac 512 meg of ram. Not one problem. Next purchase will be a TiBook , well that is if the wife gives the ok. ;)