Comments on: Nokia Shop and the Apple Shop on Regent Street http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/06/nokia_shop_and_the_apple_shop_on_regent_street.html Daily news and opinion for 250,000 industry executives and mobile fanatics Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:39:00 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ben Smith http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/06/nokia_shop_and_the_apple_shop_on_regent_street.html/comment-page-1#comment-245869 Ben Smith Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:28:53 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/?p=6683#comment-245869 Apple store then the Nokia store are a favourite route for me when on Regent St - wandered past after the podcast recording the other night.<br><br>The Apple store rather annoys me - it's nice and airy, but all the Macs are swarmed with people too cheap to find a real internet cafe (OK - it develops brand loyalty, but dammit on occasion I have actually wanted to fondle a mac with a view to buying it!) and for such a large store the range of accessories is pretty limited... You want a MacBook Air case? There's 2 to choose from... in the largest Apple store in Europe. Sheesh.<br><br>On the other-hand as deathly quiet as the Nokia shop is I can always get hands-on with the devices and they have the full range. Shame their staff aren't very savvy - was looking at the Nokia sat nav devices (actual in-car PNDs at the back of the store) and they were clueless. Apple store then the Nokia store are a favourite route for me when on Regent St – wandered past after the podcast recording the other night.

The Apple store rather annoys me – it's nice and airy, but all the Macs are swarmed with people too cheap to find a real internet cafe (OK – it develops brand loyalty, but dammit on occasion I have actually wanted to fondle a mac with a view to buying it!) and for such a large store the range of accessories is pretty limited… You want a MacBook Air case? There's 2 to choose from… in the largest Apple store in Europe. Sheesh.

On the other-hand as deathly quiet as the Nokia shop is I can always get hands-on with the devices and they have the full range. Shame their staff aren't very savvy – was looking at the Nokia sat nav devices (actual in-car PNDs at the back of the store) and they were clueless.

]]> By: Mark T http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/06/nokia_shop_and_the_apple_shop_on_regent_street.html/comment-page-1#comment-245868 Mark T Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:58:13 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/?p=6683#comment-245868 That’s such a pity because they must have spent loads on a store at that address... Surely the first thing you would do is say to the designers "Have a look across the road... We want that experience, or a bit better please" ... <br><br>I mean it's not like Nokia don’t have the products, maybe they have too many to focus or push and lose direction because of it. <br><br>The Nokia store reminded me of a 3 store or a T-Mobile store, which is a million miles away from the Apple store. Since people spend loads of time checking mail or other sites on the free to use Apple macs maybe Nokia should try and look at phone to website - website to phone services and let people do the same in their store<br><br>Oh and get some "I really know Nokia" people in as well, as Apple have them in abundance That’s such a pity because they must have spent loads on a store at that address… Surely the first thing you would do is say to the designers “Have a look across the road… We want that experience, or a bit better please” …

I mean it's not like Nokia don’t have the products, maybe they have too many to focus or push and lose direction because of it.

The Nokia store reminded me of a 3 store or a T-Mobile store, which is a million miles away from the Apple store. Since people spend loads of time checking mail or other sites on the free to use Apple macs maybe Nokia should try and look at phone to website – website to phone services and let people do the same in their store

Oh and get some “I really know Nokia” people in as well, as Apple have them in abundance

]]> By: Ewan http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/06/nokia_shop_and_the_apple_shop_on_regent_street.html/comment-page-1#comment-245867 Ewan Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:41:06 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/?p=6683#comment-245867 Oh dear... I've found them pretty good in the past Martin. That's a bit of<br>a shame :( Oh dear… I've found them pretty good in the past Martin. That's a bit of
a shame :(

]]> By: MartinSFP http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/06/nokia_shop_and_the_apple_shop_on_regent_street.html/comment-page-1#comment-245866 MartinSFP Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:25:38 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/?p=6683#comment-245866 I quite like the Regents Street Nokia shop. Like the Apple store, they encourage you to play with phones. I talked to one of the staff there though. She didn't know what my E61i was and hadn't heard of the N96! I quite like the Regents Street Nokia shop. Like the Apple store, they encourage you to play with phones. I talked to one of the staff there though. She didn't know what my E61i was and hadn't heard of the N96!

]]> By: Ben Smith http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/06/nokia_shop_and_the_apple_shop_on_regent_street.html/comment-page-1#comment-235719 Ben Smith Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:28:53 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/?p=6683#comment-235719 Apple store then the Nokia store are a favourite route for me when on Regent St - wandered past after the podcast recording the other night.<br><br>The Apple store rather annoys me - it's nice and airy, but all the Macs are swarmed with people too cheap to find a real internet cafe (OK - it develops brand loyalty, but dammit on occasion I have actually wanted to fondle a mac with a view to buying it!) and for such a large store the range of accessories is pretty limited... You want a MacBook Air case? There's 2 to choose from... in the largest Apple store in Europe. Sheesh.<br><br>On the other-hand as deathly quiet as the Nokia shop is I can always get hands-on with the devices and they have the full range. Shame their staff aren't very savvy - was looking at the Nokia sat nav devices (actual in-car PNDs at the back of the store) and they were clueless. Apple store then the Nokia store are a favourite route for me when on Regent St – wandered past after the podcast recording the other night.

The Apple store rather annoys me – it's nice and airy, but all the Macs are swarmed with people too cheap to find a real internet cafe (OK – it develops brand loyalty, but dammit on occasion I have actually wanted to fondle a mac with a view to buying it!) and for such a large store the range of accessories is pretty limited… You want a MacBook Air case? There's 2 to choose from… in the largest Apple store in Europe. Sheesh.

On the other-hand as deathly quiet as the Nokia shop is I can always get hands-on with the devices and they have the full range. Shame their staff aren't very savvy – was looking at the Nokia sat nav devices (actual in-car PNDs at the back of the store) and they were clueless.

]]> By: Mark T http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/06/nokia_shop_and_the_apple_shop_on_regent_street.html/comment-page-1#comment-235718 Mark T Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:58:13 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/?p=6683#comment-235718 That’s such a pity because they must have spent loads on a store at that address... Surely the first thing you would do is say to the designers "Have a look across the road... We want that experience, or a bit better please" ... <br><br>I mean it's not like Nokia don’t have the products, maybe they have too many to focus or push and lose direction because of it. <br><br>The Nokia store reminded me of a 3 store or a T-Mobile store, which is a million miles away from the Apple store. Since people spend loads of time checking mail or other sites on the free to use Apple macs maybe Nokia should try and look at phone to website - website to phone services and let people do the same in their store<br><br>Oh and get some "I really know Nokia" people in as well, as Apple have them in abundance That’s such a pity because they must have spent loads on a store at that address… Surely the first thing you would do is say to the designers “Have a look across the road… We want that experience, or a bit better please” …

I mean it's not like Nokia don’t have the products, maybe they have too many to focus or push and lose direction because of it.

The Nokia store reminded me of a 3 store or a T-Mobile store, which is a million miles away from the Apple store. Since people spend loads of time checking mail or other sites on the free to use Apple macs maybe Nokia should try and look at phone to website – website to phone services and let people do the same in their store

Oh and get some “I really know Nokia” people in as well, as Apple have them in abundance

]]> By: Ewan @ MIR http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/06/nokia_shop_and_the_apple_shop_on_regent_street.html/comment-page-1#comment-235717 Ewan @ MIR Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:41:06 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/?p=6683#comment-235717 Oh dear... I've found them pretty good in the past Martin. That's a bit of<br>a shame :( Oh dear… I've found them pretty good in the past Martin. That's a bit of
a shame :(

]]> By: Ben Smith http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/06/nokia_shop_and_the_apple_shop_on_regent_street.html/comment-page-1#comment-225647 Ben Smith Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:28:53 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/?p=6683#comment-225647 Apple store then the Nokia store are a favourite route for me when on Regent St - wandered past after the podcast recording the other night.<br><br>The Apple store rather annoys me - it's nice and airy, but all the Macs are swarmed with people too cheap to find a real internet cafe (OK - it develops brand loyalty, but dammit on occasion I have actually wanted to fondle a mac with a view to buying it!) and for such a large store the range of accessories is pretty limited... You want a MacBook Air case? There's 2 to choose from... in the largest Apple store in Europe. Sheesh.<br><br>On the other-hand as deathly quiet as the Nokia shop is I can always get hands-on with the devices and they have the full range. Shame their staff aren't very savvy - was looking at the Nokia sat nav devices (actual in-car PNDs at the back of the store) and they were clueless. Apple store then the Nokia store are a favourite route for me when on Regent St – wandered past after the podcast recording the other night.

The Apple store rather annoys me – it's nice and airy, but all the Macs are swarmed with people too cheap to find a real internet cafe (OK – it develops brand loyalty, but dammit on occasion I have actually wanted to fondle a mac with a view to buying it!) and for such a large store the range of accessories is pretty limited… You want a MacBook Air case? There's 2 to choose from… in the largest Apple store in Europe. Sheesh.

On the other-hand as deathly quiet as the Nokia shop is I can always get hands-on with the devices and they have the full range. Shame their staff aren't very savvy – was looking at the Nokia sat nav devices (actual in-car PNDs at the back of the store) and they were clueless.

]]> By: Mark T http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/06/nokia_shop_and_the_apple_shop_on_regent_street.html/comment-page-1#comment-225646 Mark T Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:58:13 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/?p=6683#comment-225646 That That

]]> By: smstextnews http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/06/nokia_shop_and_the_apple_shop_on_regent_street.html/comment-page-1#comment-225645 smstextnews Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:41:06 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/?p=6683#comment-225645 Oh dear... I've found them pretty good in the past Martin. That's a bit of<br>a shame :( Oh dear… I've found them pretty good in the past Martin. That's a bit of
a shame :(

]]> By: MartinSFP http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/06/nokia_shop_and_the_apple_shop_on_regent_street.html/comment-page-1#comment-225644 MartinSFP Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:25:38 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/?p=6683#comment-225644 I quite like the Regents Street Nokia shop. Like the Apple store, they encourage you to play with phones. I talked to one of the staff there though. She didn't know what my E61i was and hadn't heard of the N96! I quite like the Regents Street Nokia shop. Like the Apple store, they encourage you to play with phones. I talked to one of the staff there though. She didn't know what my E61i was and hadn't heard of the N96!

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