nospam
In article <r6hrj91s0nt1voql1oo4g7s8tt8kbplh4d@4ax.com>, Tony Cooper <tonycooper214@gmail.com>wrote:

Tony Cooper
When I bought my iPad, no one at the Apple store tried to tell me that an $89 tablet would be a better buy for my needs. I would not expect them to, and I would not want them to.

Sandman
That's only because the Apple Store is not a reseller of tablets,

Tony Cooper
Oh, then, your defense of nospam's contention is that a store will only tell you need something less expensive because they don't think you need the expensive item *if* they also carry less expensive items?

nospam
why would a store tell you you need something they don't sell? then you will go buy somewhere else.

obviously if you walk into an apple store and ask if they have a microsoft surface they'll say we don't carry that and tell you to go elsewhere, but if you say you need a tablet or phone they'll try to sell you an ipad or iphone, because that's what they sell.

they're not going to say 'based on what you've said you would be better off with a surface tablet or android phone'.