Apple Store to open in city centre

ErnieBert

According to today's Sentinel, the Apple Store have identified a location on Shop Street for a shop.

collegegal

yippee!! LOVE that store!

James Forde

source source source source source

i'd never be able to afford anything but still.....

mikemac

Tell us more

Smetes

Nice one, but will it be in Dublin anyone know?

ErnieBert

bryanjf wrote: »

source source source source source

i'd never be able to afford anything but still.....

It's in today's Sentinel newspaper (8 Feb 2011).

It's just a snippet and there is nothing on their website www.galwaynews.ie

Mars Bar

I would be delighted if they opened one! I'm lucky enough that I'm in college in Limerick so it's just a bus into the city if anything happened to my Mac. I'll be finished there soon though and it'll be back to Galway for me and my Mac so this is great news.

PomBear

When's it due to open?

emptybladder

mars bar wrote: »

I would be delighted if they opened one! I'm lucky enough that I'm in college in Limerick so it's just a bus into the city if anything happened to my Mac. I'll be finished there soon though and it'll be back to Galway for me and my Mac so this is great news.

You do know GalMac are in the Liosban ind estate?

Wompa1

Oh no, look out over Galway Bay there's a giant smug cloud heading our way! :P

Not a big fan of Apple computers but I'm glad it's coming in a way, competition is a good thing and job creation is even better!

Will those bleeding hearts that hate Galway allowing non-local businesses to open on Shop Street kick up a fuss here or does Apple get an exception?

spinandscribble

emptybladder wrote: »

You do know GalMac are in the Liosban ind estate?

had a bad experience with them, will be glad to have a mac shop when i'm back this summer.

moonflower

Am I imagining things again or did we have an Apple Shop before, downstairs in the Eyre Square Centre? I have vague memories of being in a shop full of white shiny things.

I'm no Apple fan, but if it creates a few jobs it can only be a good thing. Wonder where it'll be, I can't think of anywhere on Shop St that's available and would be the right size.

magentas

moonflower wrote: »

Am I imagining things again or did we have an Apple Shop before, downstairs in the Eyre Square Centre? I have vague memories of being in a shop full of white shiny things.

I'd say you're maybe thinking of the 3 or 3V shop, it was a corner unit just across from la croissantre (can't spell sorry!)

well if it's creates a few jobs for galway it's all good>>>cue posts informing me otherwise!:D

biko

Cool

Wompa1

magentas wrote: »

I'd say you're maybe thinking of the 3 or 3V shop, it was a corner unit just across from la croissantre (can't spell sorry!)

well if it's creates a few jobs for galway it's all good>>>cue posts informing me otherwise!:D

It was 3G. They were an Apple seller, not a specific Apple shop

JoeA3

I'd be surprised if there's much truth in this... there isn't an Apple Store in the entire country, yet they're thinking of opening the first one in Galway?

yawnstretch

Sweet, if we get one before Dublin heh heh

biko

Can't people just get their apples at Tesco?

mickoneill30

JoeA3 wrote: »

I'd be surprised if there's much truth in this... there isn't an Apple Store in the entire country, yet they're thinking of opening the first one in Galway?

There's one in Swords and one in Liffey Valley

http://www.apple.com/ie/buy/locator/map.html?tySearch=1&viaProduct=2&viaSpecial=-1&strCountry=IRL&lat=53.4573436&lng=-6.2193688&gCountry=IE&c3=2

Mr Simpson

They're Currys and PC World. Apple Resellers rather than Apple stores.

mickoneill30

mmcn90 wrote: »

They're Currys and PC World. Apple Resellers rather than Apple stores.

Well I live in Swords and the one in Swords is definitely Apple.

If they were Currsy & PC World I'd expect there to be more than two.

Edit: Actually you're right. Sorry. The ones in that link are Currys & PCWorld
There's one in the Pavillions in Swords (opened just before Christmas) though that definitely is an Apple Store though. It's a bit weird that it's not showing on Apples site.

clived2

biko wrote: »

Can't people just get their apples at Tesco?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAG39jKi0lI

vinniew09

theres one somewere between oconnell street and stephens green

Shifty11

mickoneill30 wrote: »

Well I live in Swords and the one in Swords is definitely Apple.

If they were Currsy & PC World I'd expect there to be more than two.

Edit: Actually you're right. Sorry. The ones in that link are Currys & PCWorld
There's one in the Pavillions in Swords (opened just before Christmas) though that definitely is an Apple Store though. It's a bit weird that it's not showing on Apples site.

The one in pavillions is actually CompuBe or something. Sells apple goods but not an official apple store per sé.

mickoneill30

Shifty11 wrote: »

The one in pavillions is actually CompuBe or something. Sells apple goods but not an official apple store per sé.

Ah OK, I'll shut up so.

Eman Resu

To paraphrase a saying from WWII...

Over Priced, Over Rated, Over here.

dloob

vinniew09 wrote: »

theres one somewere between oconnell street and stephens green

Pretty sure that's also a CompuB.

Head The Wall

Eman Resu wrote: »

To paraphrase a saying from WWII...

Over Priced, Over Rated, Over here.

Agreed, Apple products are mediocre with excellent marketing which most uninformed people fall for.

MAC computers run on Intel hardware nowadays so I fail to see why they cost 2 to 3 times the price of a similar spec machine running windows when they are the exact same bar looks and the OS which to me don't justify the differential.

I'll bite my tongue about the iPhone for now

996tt

Head The Wall wrote: »

Agreed, Apple products are mediocre with excellent marketing which most uninformed people fall for.

MAC computers run on Intel hardware nowadays so I fail to see why they cost 2 to 3 times the price of a similar spec machine running windows when they are the exact same bar looks and the OS which to me don't justify the differential.

I'll bite my tongue about the iPhone for now

Their top end stuff are better than the competition but their budget stuff is no better.

Most top graphical designers/photographer/video editors use apple computer

Eman Resu

996tt wrote: »

Their top end stuff are better than the competition but their budget stuff is no better.

Most top graphical designers/photographer/video editors use apple computer

Agreed that Apple have the high end DTP,DTV etc market sorted but I would replace the word budget with domestic. Even the cheapest Apple product costs a lot for what you are getting.

sgthighway

Do these Apple Stores have a device installed that reads your iPhone.
This device then reports back to the Sales Guy so he can go up and say; Hello "who ever the phone is registered to". They can then walk back to the computer and he knows from your Apps on your iPhone what your into?

Mars Bar

emptybladder wrote: »

You do know GalMac are in the Liosban ind estate?

:eek:

Clearly I don't. Thank you!

Eman Resu

sgthighway wrote: »

Do these Apple Stores have a device installed that reads your iPhone.
This device then reports back to the Sales Guy so he can go up and say; Hello "who ever the phone is registered to". They can then walk back to the computer and he knows from your Apps on your iPhone what your into?

I hope for all the iPhone owners sakes that you are taking the pi55, cos that's a major invasion of privacy disguised as a "cool" feature!

Robbo

Eman Resu wrote: »

I hope for all the iPhone owners sakes that you are taking the pi55, cos that's a major invasion of privacy disguised as a "cool" feature!

The Leader is good, the Leader is great, We surrender our will as of this date.

Discodog

spinandscribble wrote: »

had a bad experience with them, will be glad to have a mac shop when i'm back this summer.

I also had a very bad experience with Galmac

emptybladder

moonflower wrote: »

Wonder where it'll be, I can't think of anywhere on Shop St that's available and would be the right size.

heard today it's the old Sisley shop opposite O'Briens shop.

MackDeToaster

996tt wrote: »

Their top end stuff are better than the competition but their budget stuff is no better.

Most top graphical designers/photographer/video editors use apple computer

I'm not sure I'm about to pull the plug on a Sager/Clevo laptop. For 1,900 euros I get an I7 Sandy Bridge, Nvidia 460, 16GB ram, 120gig ssd in one bay, 750gig in the 2nd, 17.3" Full HD display and a 2-year European Collect & Return warranty.

I had a quick look at an Apple Macbook Pro in PcWorld at the weekend. For 2,250 euros it matches on the screen, but the rest.. an old I5, Nvidia 330, 4gb ram and a single 500gb hd. With those specs for that money they're having a laugh.

Mrs OBumble

Eman Resu wrote: »

To paraphrase a saying from WWII...

Over Priced, Over Rated, Over here.

Eh? I know that phrase but didn't know you had it on this side of the world. Who'd it refer to?

SinewaveSurfer

emptybladder wrote: »

You do know GalMac are in the Liosban ind estate?

They are a 3rd party service centre. Authorised, sure. But 3rd party.

There is a huge, distinct, giant, enormous difference between an actual Apple Store and a service centre. Don't let the official logos in their workshop fool you into thinking you are dealing with Apple directly, or the fact that Apple's website may direct you to their business when searching for a service centre. Using these service centres you're not dealing with Apple Inc, and that's exactly how Apple see it. So the service centre can **** you over and you can't go crying to Apple to sort it out unless they feel like making an exception. As anyone who's had their Mac serviced in such a place can probably testify, especially if it went ar5eways.

It is always best to have your mac serviced via an apple store as this is the truest way of having apple deal with the issue 100% directly. All of this comes straight from the horses mouth, btw.

Apple still license these places, and take complaints - supposedly - seriously.

And to the people who had a bad experience with GalMac, well, I had a terrible and extremely drawn out experience with Screenway (the other 3rd party Mac service centre in Galway) whereas GalMac sorted it out within 24 hrs. Mind you the only reason I chose Screenway over GalMac in the first place was the attitude of the GalMac technician I spoke to for a quote, he seemed like a total arse. Maybe he is, but he got the job done lickity split. A job that Screenway for a long time denied needed doing and expected me to accept the machine in a malfunctioning state, and pay for the privilege.

So I guess YMMV but the moral of the story is a true-blue Apple Store is the best place to send your mac for service for 100% satisfaction guaranteed.

Caliden

Robbo wrote: »

The Leader is good, the Leader is great, We surrender our will as of this date.

Na-na na-na na-na na-na Leader!!

Rabble Rabble

Head The Wall wrote: »

Agreed, Apple products are mediocre with excellent marketing which most uninformed people fall for.

MAC computers run on Intel hardware nowadays so I fail to see why they cost 2 to 3 times the price of a similar spec machine running windows when they are the exact same bar looks and the OS which to me don't justify the differential.

I'll bite my tongue about the iPhone for now

The iPhone which revolutionised the industry? The amount of sub-educated nonsense about the iPhone is extraordinary - it was years ahead of the competition when it arrived on the scene. The competition was Symbian, and ,er, RIM and Palm. All dying. Symbian may be abandoned by Nokia. Android has succeeded by copying the interface of the iPhone.

Plenty of reasons to not liked the closed environment of the OS, but it is an extraordinary phone.

Rabble Rabble

Eman Resu wrote: »

I hope for all the iPhone owners sakes that you are taking the pi55, cos that's a major invasion of privacy disguised as a "cool" feature!

Robbo wrote: »

The Leader is good, the Leader is great, We surrender our will as of this date.

Its bull****.

On the other hand Google does know your entire search history ( that is, in fact, why they are in the mobile game, to make sure they continue to get these facts on all platforms). And you are logged into google's search results the first time you log into gmail on any browser (and never ever logged out again - the cookie is infinite).

And when you log onto an android device - the same.

Head The Wall

Rabble Rabble wrote: »

The iPhone which revolutionised the industry? The amount of sub-educated nonsense about the iPhone is extraordinary - it was years ahead of the competition when it arrived on the scene. The competition was Symbian, and ,er, RIM and Palm. All dying. Symbian may be abandoned by Nokia. Android has succeeded by copying the interface of the iPhone.

Plenty of reasons to not liked the closed environment of the OS, but it is an extraordinary phone.

Thanks, you have actually confirmed what was in my post. You think the iPhone is an extraordinary phone when it has only just got "multitasking" running on it. Again Apple believe in fooling their customers that the phone multitasks when what they have put on IOS4 is akin to when Microsoft bolted Windows 3.1 onto DOS.

There is also the question about why is it only on an iPhone that you have to pay an extra charge for tethering, the use of Micro SIM's, Apples controls on Apps, not able to connect other devices without buying some other connector from Apple etc but who am I to judge people that pull their pants down to buy an iPhone and then proceed to bend over for the duration of time they own said iPhone and then think it's actually the greatest thing out there.

There were actually predecessors to the iPhone in the smart market but like all new technologies they evolve over time. I was using an HP iPaq device in 2003 FYI but yet Apple fans have been brainwashed into thinking they basically invented the smartphone

majiktripp

Has this been confirmed? Find it strange they would pick Galway over Dublin as a choice for an actual Apple store (especially if its the first in the Republic {excluding the Belfast one})
Does no-one else think this? Maybe it suits their arty mantra or something I dunno...

996tt

Head The Wall wrote: »

Thanks, you have actually confirmed what was in my post. You think the iPhone is an extraordinary phone when it has only just got "multitasking" running on it. Again Apple believe in fooling their customers that the phone multitasks when what they have put on IOS4 is akin to when Microsoft bolted Windows 3.1 onto DOS.

There is also the question about why is it only on an iPhone that you have to pay an extra charge for tethering, the use of Micro SIM's, Apples controls on Apps, not able to connect other devices without buying some other connector from Apple etc but who am I to judge people that pull their pants down to buy an iPhone and then proceed to bend over for the duration of time they own said iPhone and then think it's actually the greatest thing out there.

There were actually predecessors to the iPhone in the smart market but like all new technologies they evolve over time. I was using an HP iPaq device in 2003 FYI but yet Apple fans have been brainwashed into thinking they basically invented the smartphone

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12403466

"The first iPhone shipped in 2007, and we still don't have a product that is close to their experience," chief executive Mr Elop wrote in the note that was distributed to the Finnish company's staff and was first published by technology website Engadget.

fair enough google phone is as good if not better than the iphone(depending on the users requirements) but a statement like the above from the Nokia no1 has to be taken for what it is

Creamy Goodness

majiktripp wrote: »

Has this been confirmed? Find it strange they would pick Galway over Dublin as a choice for an actual Apple store (especially if its the first in the Republic {excluding the Belfast one})
Does no-one else think this? Maybe it suits their arty mantra or something I dunno...

No. it's pretty safe to assume that it's a case of someone not knowing the difference between a compuB store and an apple store.

Didn't take long for the thread to descend into a fanboy fight though.

yawnstretch

Head The Wall wrote: »

Thanks, you have actually confirmed what was in my post. You think the iPhone is an extraordinary phone when it has only just got "multitasking" running on it. Again Apple believe in fooling their customers that the phone multitasks when what they have put on IOS4 is akin to when Microsoft bolted Windows 3.1 onto DOS.

There is also the question about why is it only on an iPhone that you have to pay an extra charge for tethering, the use of Micro SIM's, Apples controls on Apps, not able to connect other devices without buying some other connector from Apple etc but who am I to judge people that pull their pants down to buy an iPhone and then proceed to bend over for the duration of time they own said iPhone and then think it's actually the greatest thing out there.

There were actually predecessors to the iPhone in the smart market but like all new technologies they evolve over time. I was using an HP iPaq device in 2003 FYI but yet Apple fans have been brainwashed into thinking they basically invented the smartphone

I've an iPhone 4 and tethering is free (and awesome).

I love reading negative comments slagging the iPhone from people who think iPhone buyers are somehow stupid.

I had it from day one when I bought the original iPhone and some phone shop moron didn't get why I didn't want a "better" smartphone.

How about you try the product yourself? The majority of technical criticisms are completely moot for various reasons iPhone owners couldn't be arsed spelling out for you.

It's not a perfect product but it may as well be next to the utter garbage we've been asked to shell out for to this day from the major competitors.

emptybladder

Creamy Goodness wrote: »

No. it's pretty safe to assume that it's a case of someone not knowing the difference between a compuB store and an apple store.

The newspaper article said it would be run by Apple's UK/IRL licensee. Could that be CompuB anyway?

mickoneill30

yawnstretch wrote: »

It's not a perfect product but it may as well be next to the utter garbage we've been asked to shell out for to this day from the major competitors.

Up till there I was agreeing with you. That's just the same kind of attitude iPhone haters have against iPhones and doesn't really help anyone.

Edit: Not going to argue any more than that. This thread is about Apple stores. It's a pity people can't talk about the topic of the thread without getting into a mine is bigger than yours argument.

Robbo

So an official Apple store will be able to offer the products cheaper than other retail outlets and offer an expanded product line?

yawnstretch

mickoneill30 wrote: »

Up till there I was agreeing with you. That's just the same kind of attitude iPhone haters have against iPhones and doesn't really help anyone.

The competitors have only just started to catch up to the iPhone.