Are you going to let us in on the conversation that ensued, I would have love 
to have heard it ;-)

Stephen

On 14 Jun 2010, at 09:15, Sam - MacAmbulance wrote:

> The staff at PC World told me not to buy a Mac because "you can't design 
> websites on a Mac"
> 
> I'm the wrong person to say that to.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Sam
> 
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> On 14 Jun 2010, at 08:48, Ranulph Glanville <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> I think I was the person who raised this matter.
>> 
>> PC World and Dixons (and Currys) are now one firm. They have shops at 
>> several, but not all, airports. Certainly at Gatwick North, and Heathrow 3 
>> and 5. These were selling Macs for around 15 to 20% lower prices than you 
>> can get from an Apple store. You can buy to take with you, or to have sent 
>> to your home, or to collect on the way back, though the best iMac they do 
>> was only available to be delivered to your home. They do not have, and won't 
>> get you, any of the specials (faster internal discs, more RAM, etc). The PC 
>> World in Heathrow 5 actually has a little Apple Store and people who seem to 
>> know a little, which is a change, but I think Sam's warning that he'd never 
>> heard anyone at PC World who knew what they were talking about is something 
>> to keep in mind.
>> 
>> I have not flown since the iPad was launched here, but will at the weekend. 
>> I'll try to remember to tell the list what prices they have.
>> 
>> Clearly, since the machine can be delivered to your home, you don't need to 
>> leave the EU to get these prices. But I'm not sure if you can get them with 
>> a domestic flight.
>> 
>> Ranulph


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and climate change, as the department of nuclear legacy and bits of other 
things," - Chris Hune, June 2010

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