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by mitjak 5166 days ago
I'm guessing he was excited because he knew very well that the majority of people at an Apple store have no idea what they really want to buy and need the salesperson's expertise. Probably the same reason that BestBuy hasn't been killed by Amazon yet.
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Right, I truly think it was genuine pride for the excellent addition of technology to the process. The guy rocked, but the point remains - the addition he's excited about will likely result in frictional unemployment in his particular position.
Give it a minute...