• Hemingways_Shotgun
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    22 years ago

    Neither.

    There’s a reason Apple reports “Shipments” instead of “Sales”.

    In order to get the “honour” of selling apple crap, a retailer has to commit to a certain dollar value of inventory-on-hand.

    If those units collect dust in that retailers back-room, Apple doesn’t give a shit. And it’s notoriously difficult to RMA unsold product to them.

    Source: Previous Tech Sales Manager at Staples.

    • Flying Squid
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      32 years ago

      Since when is Apple selling computers through Staples?

      • Hemingways_Shotgun
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        2 years ago

        Up here in Canada, Staples has been dealing MacBooks since at least 2015or so. (when I was there)

        Edited because my old brain had to remember the dates.

        In 2013, we started selling ipads. it was a few years later that they added MacBooks

      • @Tar_alcaran
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        12 years ago

        They sell phones, tablets and watches at basically every electronics place.

        • Flying Squid
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          12 years ago

          Ok, but this is about computers, not phones, tablets and watches.