Comments on: Mall of America Apple vs. Microsoft stores: 11 Apple iPads per hour vs. zero Surface tablets

By: MacFreek

MacFreek — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 23:22:01 +0000

Tis a scratch, nothing but a flesh wound.

By: Bob A

Bob A — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 22:49:07 +0000

and it even scratches your own surface…

By: disposableidentity

disposableidentity — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 22:31:13 +0000

I’m at an Apple Store right now (middle if the day on a Monday), and there are way more than 17 items an hour leaving here.

By: apologist, eh?

apologist, eh? — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 21:29:07 +0000

I believe this “weak story/observation” because it corroborates everything we know about Surface sales. Which is that they suck. Like, a lot.

Do you seriously think Gene Munster didn’t bother to check if there were Surfaces available at the MS store? Even though he was observing everything else in fine detail?

Uh, yeah.

The only weak story here is the one coming from you.

By: Steve81

Steve81 — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 19:32:57 +0000

I believe the general view is that iPad sales were weak in the October earnings report (July-September quarter) because Apple was selling iPad 3′s out of inventory rather than making new ones (clearing the shelves for iPad 4) and because many consumers were waiting for the iPad Mini before making a purchase decision. In other words, not a drop in demand for iPads …

By: Magic iBall

Magic iBall — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 18:43:26 +0000

They were trying to stage a viral video and a quiet time at the mall is perfect for filming. You’re right — you can have the bodies and location, but excitement over Microsoft products must be FAKED!

By: Jubei

Jubei — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 18:29:27 +0000

The only reason Android POS stuff is moving huge numbers is because its super cheap POS. buy one get one two free. It’s cheap or free and a ripoff of iOS. Android, Samsung doesn’t deserve any accolades from the media. They are successful because of deceit and underhanded tactics.

By: JebusR

JebusR — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 18:24:58 +0000

Hey

By: danilko1

danilko1 — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 17:54:48 +0000

Click click click click. The sound during a Micosoft Surface commercial….

Is coming from my remote.

By: bginna

bginna — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 17:23:27 +0000

even my kids (11, 9 & 7) laugh at the Surface commercials. OMG! It clicks into position. WOW!

By: billyjackblack

billyjackblack — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 17:15:24 +0000

It IS LA.

By: DRMSSDB

DRMSSDB — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 17:08:50 +0000

…and at a sublime 22° angle.

MAGICAL!

By: Mac Plus

Mac Plus — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 17:05:56 +0000

OMFG!!!! Really!!??

/s, if really necessary

By: BillyBoy

BillyBoy — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 16:57:57 +0000

You know, here in LA, I wonder sometimes if the Microsoft store is filled with hired customers.

At the mall a few weeks ago, it was quite empty and before the evening rush. Every store empty, including the Apple store.

Sure enough, the Microsoft store had a lot of customers inside, staffing pointing to things on the screens and the customers smiling, patting them on the back. Entire families laughing, having fun together, sharing a cup of coffee. The young hipster rocking out to the beats in his headphones on the side music display.

It all seemed faked.

By: Derek in Milano

Derek in Milano — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 16:40:40 +0000

Its not a weak observation or a poor study. Within the parameters of the work, (how many people cam out of store A with objects purchased in a timed period) its fine.
17.5 versus 3.5.
Make of that what yu will, but as it was a big shopping day, and the stores were in the same location, I will make the easy assumption that Apple sold app. 5x more product than Microsoft, despite having half the customers (47%).

By: silverhawk1

silverhawk1 — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 16:25:56 +0000

I was at MOA on Sunday morning. The M$ store is directly across the hallway from the Apple Store so they are very easy to monitor. Apple was busy, while M$ had a large number of employees talking to one another.

By: RT~Tang

RT~Tang — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 16:25:29 +0000

I’m shocked… I mean, how could you want an iPad over a surface? Hasn’t anyone seen the cool dancers in the commercial?! The dancers people! Come on!!

By: silverhawk1

silverhawk1 — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 16:24:12 +0000

I genuinely feel sorry for someone who’s glass is always half employ.

By: lawrence

lawrence — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 16:23:30 +0000

if I stare at a microsoft store for too long, it only hurts my eyes.

By: lawrence

lawrence — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 16:22:33 +0000

maybe they had trouble staying awake because it was so slow at the microsoft store?

By: Seriously, a scientific study if ever there was one!

Seriously, a scientific study if ever there was one! — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 16:12:46 +0000

P.E.D. reports, “Shoppers at the Apple Store bought an average of 11 iPads per hour. Despite heavy TV, print and billboard advertising for the new Microsoft Surface tablet, not one was sold sold during the two hours Piper Jaffray spent monitoring that store.”

Of course, that someone monitoring the store was bright enough to make sure the MS store had Surface tablets to sell? You know, that it didn’t sell out because it had limited stock in the first place. Didn’t Apple’s iPhone run into that problem where fans were disappointed that after waiting in line there was no product left or of only one color or not the GB size wanted. Hell, it’s November 26th and I’m waiting to click on the Apple store for the 21.5 inch iMac announced last month, where Apple said they’d be available in November. You only got five days left Apple! Anyway, a whole two hour observation, WOW! Wonder if they sold them all prior. Good thing these folks didn’t do a several day stock observation of Apple a few weeks ago when Apple dropped over $50.00 bucks. What would they have said about Apple’s stock or Apple’s future based on that short observation???

Start flaming, but before you do, tell me you’d rely on such a weak observation / study that made the basis for this story?!

By: Jersey_Trader

Jersey_Trader — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 16:06:37 +0000

Come on Steve Balmer. Get a few hired buyers to purchase a Surface Tablet and walk the mall. At the end of the day, they bring them back to the store manager and come back the next day. It is the “Microsoft Way” and should be done at the mall that is surveyed year after year.

By: RobG

RobG — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 16:05:24 +0000

At our mall, Microsoft Surface stand was embarrassingly empty, I kind of felt bad for those sales guys.

By: botvinnik

botvinnik — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 16:04:59 +0000

it even clicks to let you know it’s in position.

By: botvinnik

botvinnik — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 16:04:09 +0000

I don’t think the typical American shopper has the savvy to grasp the innovative thinking at work in the Surface kickstand.

By: 3l3c7ro

3l3c7ro — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 16:02:59 +0000

The most desired gift is the iPad. The ‘gift’ you will get if you are bad is a lump of Surface.

By: BillyJackBlack

BillyJackBlack — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 15:59:10 +0000

And every flubbing commercial on tv was Windows 8 related.

By: Kanuta

Kanuta — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 15:56:02 +0000

ouch!!!

By: 24january1984

24january1984 — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 15:54:58 +0000

Driving north on the 405 in LA this weekend, I couldn’t believe how many Surface billboard ads lined the highway.

Maybe they should just rename it “Flat.”

By: David

David — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 15:47:06 +0000

iPads were down year over year though. I hope that’s because everyone’s buying online

Re: Surface. I guess we know now why Sinofsky got Forstalled.