Apple store workers should be paid for time waiting to be searched, court rules

Re:Apple store workers should be paid for time waiting to be... by m000 on Friday February 14, 2020 @07:50AM (#22326087)

> Just go look how many people on the street are wearing watches.

Uhhhmmm... Not many? And those who wear, it's either an apple watch or some cheap utilitarian model.

> I'd love to have access to great watches for a lower price.

Expensive watches require regular service to retain their value. Let's see how it will work when Rolex asks you for $1000 a piece for your briefcase full of watches.

I can see many owners of inherited watches being unwilling to pay up for servicing their watch. Which will prompt many of them to sell it, thus creating an increase in supply. At the same time demand for Rolex-type watches will be dropping, or at best remain stable. Thus, these watches will lose value.

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Re:Apple store workers should be paid for time waiting to be... by antris on Friday February 14, 2020 @08:03AM (#22326133)

Well, if you find a genuine Rolex at a rock-bottom price that needs servicing, make sure to let watch enthusiasts know, you'll make an easy buck flipping it.

Me? I've yet to find those deals.

> Uhhhmmm... Not many? And those who wear, it's either an apple watch or some cheap utilitarian model.

Are those not watches? You said watches are obsolete, and now you're discounting a big part of them. Apple watches, utilitarian watches are watches. Some people like them, others don't. I would never want an Apple watch, but I love my Swatch. No data tracked anywhere, no need to recharge, and looks and feels much nicer than an Apple watch for a fraction of the cost.

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Re:Apple store workers should be paid for time waiting to be... by Piskvorrr on Friday February 14, 2020 @11:49AM (#22328023)

The point of most tools is their utility. Are you saying that in a watch, telling time is just a side effect?

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