It's very easy for this to push people into buying more than they need.
90% of people are fine with an M1 Air, the last time I went to an Apple store the sales clerk straight up refused to sell me one. He basically told me I didn't know what I was talking about and kept trying to sell me a pro.
I asked him 3 times to sell me an Air, and ended up leaving in frustration. Not before he pitched buying a pro on an Apple line of credit instead.
If I come into a store and tell you what I want to buy, we're not having a conversation. You have no idea what or who I'm buying it for.
Best Buy doesn't do this, I was able to get my Air without an argument and walk out.
If anything, this pay later stuff will make the issue worse. You'll go into the Apple store to be told you might as well get the most expensive thing they have in stock, it's zero down anyway!
90% of people are fine with an M1 Air, the last time I went to an Apple store the sales clerk straight up refused to sell me one. He basically told me I didn't know what I was talking about and kept trying to sell me a pro.
I asked him 3 times to sell me an Air, and ended up leaving in frustration. Not before he pitched buying a pro on an Apple line of credit instead.
If I come into a store and tell you what I want to buy, we're not having a conversation. You have no idea what or who I'm buying it for.
Best Buy doesn't do this, I was able to get my Air without an argument and walk out.
If anything, this pay later stuff will make the issue worse. You'll go into the Apple store to be told you might as well get the most expensive thing they have in stock, it's zero down anyway!