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Apple Stores vs. Sony Style: Apple By a Furlong

I empathize with the comments of the writer, but have to refute the direction of his article. It's somewhat misguided to acknowledge an entire retail chain on the happenings and frustrations caused by an individual store. I'm not trying to discredit the legitimacy of the visits to the stores, and I applaud the staff at the apple store and scowl at the Sony staff, but to ultimately embellish or praise the reputation of conglomerate chains based on the visits to individual stores seems a little hasty. Furthermore, comparably analyzing two stores that have different goals and demographics is similar to saying I prefer apples over potatoes; While they both are edible, they still are drastically different entities. It is also respectable to prefer apples and the Mac OS, based on your needs and objectives for the device, but if you are to hold Sony accountable for Microsoft's shortcomings, then you must hold all PC manufacturers to the same standard. Lastly, I will refute your assimilation of Apple to Barnes and Nobles on two important factors. They will not find it acceptable to run through their store, pound on their counters, listen to their music and rip through the magazine aisle. B&N is also a marketplace for various types of printed and audio media, from cookbooks and greeting cards, to DVDs and music, to foreign newspapers and a coffee bar. I am not completely sure, but I think apple's ventures into the electronic community is much more limited then Sony's multinational claim on virtually every aspect of electronics, from motion pictures to video games. Ultimately, you will always have fan-boys in every aspect of modern society. It is obvious I am a Sony fanatic and have been for a long time. But I think it is important to not let the inexperience and awful personality of a twenty year old employee determine how you spend thousands of dollars.