Is there anything Apple makes or does which Samesung does not copy?  A newsworthy item would be if Samesung made or did something which did not rip off Apple or someone else.  Wonder why the Samesung store does not sell TVs, Appliances, Vacuum cleaners, etc... Why only sell phones, computers, and tablets just like the Apple Store.  But of course Samesung is not copying.

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Originally Posted by AppleInsider 

The new "Samsung Experience Store" is located in Sydney's George Street, just a block from Apple's own retail location. Highlighted on Thursday by The Sydney Morning Herald, the retail location features a glass entrance, employees in blue shirts, and minimalist tables that showcase Samsung's smartphones, tablets and computers.

I've been to the Samsung Experience Store in London and the Sydney store looks very similar. The main focus of the store was television sets, not computing devices. TVs dominate the store in terms of both space and placement. 

But don't let that fact get in the way of a good Samsung-bashing story.

What is the problem here?

Was apple patented all store should belong to them ?

Microsoft store is OK. Sony store is OK. But, Samsung store is bad ?

And don't forget Apple store itself is copy of "Sony Style store"

Interviewer: "Can this be interpreted any other way than 'fast-following' Apple's store?"

Samsung Employee: "No, not at all."

I guess that's not what he meant to say, but it's still funny. The blue shirts are pretty shameless, as is the support desk with "Samsung Smart Tutors" (mentioned in the WSJ article: http://allthingsd.com/20120823/samsung-opens-new-apple-store-in-australia/)

http://www.cultofmac.com/132947/the-apple-store-vs-the-microsoft-store-photo/

http://media.smh.com.au/technology/tech-talk/samsung-store-is-open-for-business-3576330.html

Here is a link to the video. Pathetic losers have no shame.

Not as a knock or to stereotype, but copying / borrowing ideas, products, etc is a common and accepted practice in the eyes of many Asians.  Of course the same thing could be said of Europeans, North Americans, and others.  If we look, whether it's obvious or not, we will see examples of copying in just about every market, every product.

Creating and executing on unique ideas, be they smart phones or store layouts, is not as easy as one would make it out to be.  Sure, Apple has created its share of unique and successful things, including their stores, but they clearly got inspiration from others too.  I'm not supporting Samsung here - I think they are quite blatantly copying a lot of things Apple does because why not use what has shown to be successful as the basis for what you do?

I'm not sure it harms Apple in any way, any more than Microsoft's stores harm Apple.

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Originally Posted by bullhead 

Is there anything Apple makes or does which Samesung does not copy?  A newsworthy item would be if Samesung made or did something which did not rip off Apple or someone else.  Wonder why the Samesung store does not sell TVs, Appliances, Vacuum cleaners, etc... Why only sell phones, computers, and tablets just like the Apple Store.  But of course Samesung is not copying.

apple stores are "inspired" by the snobby NYC stores like bergdorf goodman and the smaller botiques as well. and these are inspired by the snobby european stores like hermes

lots of empty space, lots of room between the demo products and the inventory is in the back

In 1999, Apple hired Allen Moyer, a former Sony executive who had been part of the company's retail development projects, including the Metreon complex in downtown San Francisco. There, Sony had opened its own Sony Style store where consumers could wander in and get their hands on Sony's gadgets. Being in the middle of a densely populated and tourist-filled city, the store had the potential for big foot traffic. More importantly, it could be an attraction.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/05/19/scitech/main20064261.shtml

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