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235 Regent Street
Mayfair
London, W1B 2EL
Nearest Transport: Oxford Circus
If you're after an iPod, iPhone or a Mac then this is the place to head. You can probably get some of the peripherals ch... more

Apple Over rated

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    Apple Store
    235 Regent Street London W1B 2EL uk
    1st February 2008
    Apple Over rated
    Current
    I am a Mac user.
    I have an iMac, and an iPod Nano. And an iPod Touch. Although that's just borrowed.
    Apple make stuff that looks great, and works out of the box. It's a good thing.
    But what happens when it doesn't work out of the box?
    That's when you discover just how unfriendly the world of Apple can be.
    I had always thought that it was a bit of a myth that Apple has this legion of zealot fans, who are convinced that nothing Apple do can be wrong. And then I tried posting on some forums, about some problems I was experiencing with an iPod Touch. Ouch! A level of sarcasm and blind devotion that I've never experienced before. I won't post the comments here, but suffice to say, the iPod refusing to sync was my fault.
    The Apple Store staff were just as bad, I think they have been indoctrinated that Apple=Good Windows=Bad, which may explain why I was treated like an idiot.
    Apple products are good, they look stunning, and when they work, using them is a joy. But I have yet to find a genius at the Genius Bar.

    mazphd at 2nd February 2008

    completely agree with the lack of 'genius' at the 'genius bar'... still at least the packaging, much like the store space, is 'pretty'.

    It's just a shame that some of the staff can be pretty vacuous too :-(

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