[42n81]

Soooo...

Anyone been to the Samsung store?

[nonseq]

42n81, on 18 July 2012 - 09:34 AM, said:

Soooo...

Anyone been to the Samsung store?

I looked at a pretty sweet washer/dryer twin at the appliance store last week.

[HankRearden]

42n81, on 18 July 2012 - 09:34 AM, said:

Soooo...

Anyone been to the Samsung store?

I have not, but I would say that Samsung does have a PC line, Tablet Line, Smart Phone line and so on. They make so many products that they should have no problem filling the store with their own brand and their own ideas. So I think it is a good idea for them.

Microsoft / Sony had a co-branded store that is perhaps been in operation for the last 22 years give or take. They pre-date Apple by more than a decade in retail. It didn't have the same design as the Apple store. It was much better in my opinion. They had all these screens hanging from the ceiling and they were made of a clear plastic material I think. Video was projected on them and since they were frosty white, you could see the image from either side of the display. You didn't really see where the projection was coming from so it simply looked very futuristic.

They had lots of shelves with Sony branded Windows laptops. Sony at the time had a very small 10" laptop with a camera in the lid that was the envy of the PC world. The VAIO line was well designed, appealing and attractive.

This store, being inside of a mega theater complex, was quite popular. ZIFF Davis / c|net would often be there shooting videos for web distribution.

Apple truly did not invent the concept you see in their stores. Sony / Microsoft beat them by a very long time. The difference is for whatever reason Microsoft didn't utilize it the way Apple did. Sony did come out with Sony Style stores for the Playstation business. And those too pre-date the Apple store. The difference there being that they are focused on games, not personal computers.

I reject that Apple invented this retail push. I would say Sony and Microsoft invented it together. Apple popularized it and showed it to be very profitable. They have made the point that you are so much better off if you control the customer experience. It is that which Microsoft and Samsung have come to realize, care of Apple.

If you walk into The Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic they all look pretty much the same. I think they may even be owned by the same company. Clothing in general begs that you have racks, separated by sizes, with podium point of sale systems spread through the store floor. It's the design that works. Grocery stores have isles of foods. Common store types are going to look the same. It's the nature of what is being sold. You sell a computer, you need a table to display it. You sell peanut butter, you need a isle to stack it. You sell produce, you need open cartons and cool mist to make it appear fresh and inviting.

[42n81]

HankRearden, on 18 July 2012 - 09:59 AM, said:

42n81, on 18 July 2012 - 09:34 AM, said:

Soooo...

Anyone been to the Samsung store?

I have not, but I would say that Samsung does have a PC line, Tablet Line, Smart Phone line and so on. They make so many products that they should have no problem filling the store with their own brand and their own ideas. So I think it is a good idea for them.

Microsoft / Sony had a co-branded store that is perhaps been in operation for the last 22 years give or take. They pre-date Apple by more than a decade in retail. It didn't have the same design as the Apple store. It was much better in my opinion. They had all these screens hanging from the ceiling and they were made of a clear plastic material I think. Video was projected on them and since they were frosty white, you could see the image from either side of the display. You didn't really see where the projection was coming from so it simply looked very futuristic.

They had lots of shelves with Sony branded Windows laptops. Sony at the time had a very small 10" laptop with a camera in the lid that was the envy of the PC world. The VAIO line was well designed, appealing and attractive.

This store, being inside of a mega theater complex, was quite popular. ZIFF Davis / c|net would often be there shooting videos for web distribution.

Apple truly did not invent the concept you see in their stores. Sony / Microsoft beat them by a very long time. The difference is for whatever reason Microsoft didn't utilize it the way Apple did. Sony did come out with Sony Style stores for the Playstation business. And those too pre-date the Apple store. The difference there being that they are focused on games, not personal computers.

I reject that Apple invented this retail push. I would say Sony and Microsoft invented it together. Apple popularized it and showed it to be very profitable. They have made the point that you are so much better off if you control the customer experience. It is that which Microsoft and Samsung have come to realize, care of Apple.

If you walk into The Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic they all look pretty much the same. I think they may even be owned by the same company. Clothing in general begs that you have racks, separated by sizes, with podium point of sale systems spread through the store floor. It's the design that works. Grocery stores have isles of foods. Common store types are going to look the same. It's the nature of what is being sold. You sell a computer, you need a table to display it. You sell peanut butter, you need a isle to stack it. You sell produce, you need open cartons and cool mist to make it appear fresh and inviting.

Apple, Apple, Apple, sheesh! Enough already!

Has anyone been to the Samsung store?

Nobody?

[42n81]

nonseq, on 18 July 2012 - 09:55 AM, said:

42n81, on 18 July 2012 - 09:34 AM, said:

Soooo...

Anyone been to the Samsung store?

I looked at a pretty sweet washer/dryer twin at the appliance store last week.

Yes, they certainly do make some nice copies of the high end European stuff. Too bad I'm boycotting Samsung, though. I'll stick to Bosch and Miele.

Finally made my home a Samsung branded product-free zone when we replaced my wife's SGH-e747, worst phone we have ever owned. No, we didn't replace it with an iPhone, in case someone is wondering.

[HankRearden]

42n81, on 18 July 2012 - 12:58 PM, said:

nonseq, on 18 July 2012 - 09:55 AM, said:

42n81, on 18 July 2012 - 09:34 AM, said:

Soooo...

Anyone been to the Samsung store?

I looked at a pretty sweet washer/dryer twin at the appliance store last week.

Yes, they certainly do make some nice copies of the high end European stuff. Too bad I'm boycotting Samsung, though. I'll stick to Bosch and Miele.

Finally made my home a Samsung branded product-free zone when we replaced my wife's SGH-e747, worst phone we have ever owned. No, we didn't replace it with an iPhone, in case someone is wondering.

So you're not using Samsung manufactured parts?

[42n81]

HankRearden, on 18 July 2012 - 01:00 PM, said:

42n81, on 18 July 2012 - 12:58 PM, said:

nonseq, on 18 July 2012 - 09:55 AM, said:

42n81, on 18 July 2012 - 09:34 AM, said:

Soooo...

Anyone been to the Samsung store?

I looked at a pretty sweet washer/dryer twin at the appliance store last week.

Yes, they certainly do make some nice copies of the high end European stuff. Too bad I'm boycotting Samsung, though. I'll stick to Bosch and Miele.

Finally made my home a Samsung branded product-free zone when we replaced my wife's SGH-e747, worst phone we have ever owned. No, we didn't replace it with an iPhone, in case someone is wondering.

So you're not using Samsung manufactured parts?

...Samsung branded product-free zone...

[linuxrants7xpg]

HankRearden, on 18 July 2012 - 09:59 AM, said:

42n81, on 18 July 2012 - 09:34 AM, said:

Soooo...

Anyone been to the Samsung store?

I have not, but I would say that Samsung does have a PC line, Tablet Line, Smart Phone line and so on. They make so many products that they should have no problem filling the store with their own brand and their own ideas. So I think it is a good idea for them.

Well, since there's only one in North America (and it's in Vancouver, BC), that's not terribly surprising.

[HankRearden]

linuxrants7xpg, on 18 July 2012 - 01:39 PM, said:

Well, since there's only one in North America (and it's in Vancouver, BC), that's not terribly surprising.

I would like to see one. I've been curious about the Series 9 laptop, but would like to see it and feel it before just buying one. I like the specs.