Comments on: Macs in Bishkek http://kyrgyzstan.neweurasia.net/2008/01/29/macs-in-bishkek/ neweurasia\\\'s Kyrgyzstan blog Mon, 6 Oct 2008 20:13:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Michael http://kyrgyzstan.neweurasia.net/2008/01/29/macs-in-bishkek/#comment-30742 Michael Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:04:21 +0000 http://kyrgyzstan.neweurasia.net/2008/01/29/macs-in-bishkek/#comment-30742 Thanks. This is helpful. I have a colleague in Bishkek, and I am pleased to hear he has access to the store. Thanks. This is helpful. I have a colleague in Bishkek, and I am pleased to hear he has access to the store.

]]> By: Jason http://kyrgyzstan.neweurasia.net/2008/01/29/macs-in-bishkek/#comment-30413 Jason Wed, 20 Feb 2008 05:43:17 +0000 http://kyrgyzstan.neweurasia.net/2008/01/29/macs-in-bishkek/#comment-30413 Has anyone heard anything more about this? Do we know whether the MacCentre has opened yet or where it is located? If anyone has any info, please email me: jason(at)zplus.kg. Thanks! Has anyone heard anything more about this? Do we know whether the MacCentre has opened yet or where it is located? If anyone has any info, please email me: jason(at)zplus.kg. Thanks!

]]> By: CXW http://kyrgyzstan.neweurasia.net/2008/01/29/macs-in-bishkek/#comment-30145 CXW Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:01:16 +0000 http://kyrgyzstan.neweurasia.net/2008/01/29/macs-in-bishkek/#comment-30145 Much though I love my Mac, I'm not convinced Macs will take off in Kyrgyzstan just yet. Even in the UK Macs are a niche market and one pays quite a premimum for it. In my experience, when they work they are fantastic, but when something goes wrong Apple is not always the most helpful - like any big business I suspect. There's also the challenge of getting people to switch from Windows - yes, Mac OS is very intuitive and easy to learn, but it still takes time to adjust. At the same time, the Mac Centre, with its emphasis on hands on learning, sounds great and if it takes off would be a really positive development. Much though I love my Mac, I’m not convinced Macs will take off in Kyrgyzstan just yet.

Even in the UK Macs are a niche market and one pays quite a premimum for it. In my experience, when they work they are fantastic, but when something goes wrong Apple is not always the most helpful - like any big business I suspect. There’s also the challenge of getting people to switch from Windows - yes, Mac OS is very intuitive and easy to learn, but it still takes time to adjust.

At the same time, the Mac Centre, with its emphasis on hands on learning, sounds great and if it takes off would be a really positive development.

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