Saturday
Aug252007
Grrrr!!!!!
Saturday, August 25, 2007 at 11:00AM
Just popped into my local PC World on the off chance they might have a new iMac on display as I've not be able to spare the time to visit an Apple store.
Lo and behold - they did!
Gorgeous looking thing, the keyboard seems nice and responsive and the glossy screen looks fab! A very impressive looking beast indeed!
So I steps up to give it a try and what do I find.....
So anyone just walking up to the iMAc will find a blank screen, no icons, no applications, nothing - nada!
Do these people actually want to sell Apple stuff?
Even being an experienced Mac user, I had to scratch my head for a minute on how to put things right. I few minutes later I had the Mouse working, the dock visible and it actually looked like there was something installed on the machine.
I despair sometimes!
Lo and behold - they did!
Gorgeous looking thing, the keyboard seems nice and responsive and the glossy screen looks fab! A very impressive looking beast indeed!
So I steps up to give it a try and what do I find.....
- Mighty Mouse right button not configured so a PC user won't have a clue.
- The desktop is completely bare except for a single hard disk icon labelled "a"
- No Dock - Dock has been hidden - WTF!
So anyone just walking up to the iMAc will find a blank screen, no icons, no applications, nothing - nada!
Do these people actually want to sell Apple stuff?
Even being an experienced Mac user, I had to scratch my head for a minute on how to put things right. I few minutes later I had the Mouse working, the dock visible and it actually looked like there was something installed on the machine.
I despair sometimes!
Reader Comments (1)
Just go on holiday Don!!!
Actually I share your annoyance with PC World. I believe they stock just a few Macs to get round the monopoly regs, they never seem to make much attempt to sell them.
Luckily I have an Apple retailer directly opposite the local PC World :)