tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712195.post5105468230713201961..comments2008-08-24T14:48:50.895-04:00Philip Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15709596700848616677noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712195.post-79377654538121586822008-08-23T12:22:00.000-04:002008-08-23T12:22:00.000-04:00

grow a pair and start your own company.<BR/><BR/>business plan then investors; a simple S-corp will do

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00149271107256988676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712195.post-81754448747815029352008-08-23T08:07:46.814-04:002008-08-23T08:07:46.814-04:00

I would never term Jobs an "a-hole" - I think he maintains the perfect balance of cool - coolness is all about confidence - something Steve has gained with age.<BR/><BR/>I know he listens - but its only at times he knows the blogosphere, MacUser, and the mainstream press will cover it.

fixyourthinkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15709596700848616677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712195.post-28804327752108429912008-08-23T01:37:00.000-04:002008-08-23T01:37:00.000-04:00

For all of Steve Jobs' talents he always has been and always will be an A-hole. Of course, he can't read all the letters, but he has time and time again demonstrated that he has a tin ear.

fellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16146151303306300071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712195.post-29879856339566730042008-08-22T15:19:09.520-04:002008-08-22T15:19:09.520-04:00

Thanks for sharing ...<BR/><BR/>Its hard to know whether your response was from Steve Jobs or from management at Best Buy (even though you got no initial response)<BR/><BR/>I know he responds and actually responds often ... I', also sure he is deluged with email on a daily basis and selects and chooses who he responds to based partly on the positive PR Apple will get.<BR/><BR/>This situation is

fixyourthinkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15709596700848616677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712195.post-15777990621596471402008-08-22T14:39:00.000-04:002008-08-22T14:39:00.000-04:00

About 6 or 9 months ago I ran into the same situation at a BB in Tigard Oregon. The Apple display was filthy, chocolate smeared on the screen on one of two sabotaged, un-bootable iMacs, dust bunnies everywhere. And nobody cared when I pointed these things out, not even the manager of the department or manager of the store.<BR/><BR/>So I emailed Steve Jobs and told him the condition of the

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712195.post-4601657350380994852008-08-22T13:12:13.935-04:002008-08-22T13:12:13.935-04:00

and a comment on your Best Buy...<BR/><BR/>You have an Apple store there ... they maintain a higher standard in order to compete with the "real deal"

fixyourthinkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15709596700848616677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712195.post-21958805890587780852008-08-22T13:09:52.808-04:002008-08-22T13:09:52.808-04:00

So far, I have contacted all of the appropriate people.<BR/><BR/>The developer mentioned in the story has made a presentation with some if the marketing data I used here ... but her nor her team are Apple users or as close to the apple community as I am.<BR/><BR/>I actually have several contacts within Apple and am friends/acquaintances with the CEO's of large Apple developers.

fixyourthinkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15709596700848616677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712195.post-4399334843963294502008-08-22T12:50:00.000-04:002008-08-22T12:50:00.000-04:00

Just a thought ... you really don't need to reach Steve, you need to reach the person in charge of Apple Stores in your region.<BR/><BR/>I don't know who that is, but I'll bet some of your friends at Apple would.<BR/><BR/>Sounds like the quality of Best Buy is pretty uneven - the displays in my local store in the Pittsburgh area are actually pretty nice. The staff isn't as competent as real

David H Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07418599775284469152noreply@blogger.com