Originally Posted By Dabob2 They COULD even do something like pre-load some iPods with Disney and DL tracks (like from the old kiosks, only pre-loaded), which I bet would encourage sales. I've been going to the painfully hip Apple Store in SoHo for "one-to-one" training, and I can see such a store, with its clean lines and upscale-yet-"computer for the rest of us" vibe working in DTD. First, there are all those OC locals, who could buy there. Next, there are all the tourists who might buy something portable like an iPod (pre-loaded with Disney or DL tracks??). Third, as trekkeruss says, Apple doesn't discount, so Apple could look at it as a showplace for all those DTD visitors (literally millions passing by every year) to be, they hope, wowed by the latest Apple gear, who might then buy it at their own local Apple store. And with the Jobs/Pixar connection... seems a natural, actually.
Originally Posted By fkurucz <<My thought was that DLR is the perfect place for Apple to showcase their products. The store might not yield huge sales, but there are few places in the world that have the kind of brand exposure and foot traffic at DLR has to offer.>> Plus it would give Microsoft conniptions!
Originally Posted By ArchtMig >>>Plus it would give Microsoft conniptions!<<< What does Microsoft have to complain about? They already have Innoventions to showcase whatever it is they want to showcase.
Originally Posted By Dalia3001 We live in San Jose and have two Apple stores that I can think of off the top of my head. My husband works in the tech industry and indirectly for Apple, but he cannot walk by an Apple store without going in. He doesn't always buy something, but it's truly crazy. His friends are all the same way, they love the place. In fact, it's the best way to get him to go shopping with me, if we go to a mall with an Apple store, he can hang in there for an hour while I get what I want to, then we text each other on our iPhones and hook up for lunch. I'm not sure this would be a big draw for everyone, but if there was an Apple store in DTD, I would get to spend a lot more time there shopping elsewhere. : )
Originally Posted By Dalia3001 I think the product demo's are what are really hot there too. You can try everything out and see the latest and greatest. Even if you don't buy right then and there, you might end up ordering something online once you get home once you see how slick whatever the new toy is.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros "They already have Innoventions to showcase whatever it is they want to showcase." I wouldn't be terribly surprised if they had something in their sponsorship contract about not allowing other major computer companies to have a presence at DLR. I've heard that Kodak is supposedly a major reason that the Mt Fuji coaster never got built for Epcot, since they didn't want to give their competetion free advertising. Then again, Coke and Pepsi both sponsored different things in DL at the same time (both were served as well), and that never seemed to be much of an issue, so they might be able to work it out too.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss <<I've heard that Kodak is supposedly a major reason that the Mt Fuji coaster never got built for Epcot, since they didn't want to give their competetion free advertising.>> This has always struck me as a ridiculous rumor. Unless Fujifilm was actually going to sponsor the attraction, I do not see how the average person would look at a replica of Mt. Fuji and think of the maker of films and cameras.
