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Apparently it's a novel idea if you actually would like to test an Mac to buy at the new Apple store in London.

I wanted to try out the MacMini, give it a test-drive, so to speak. However, try this and you'll find you're crowded out by the leeching masses who are busily sending email back to their mum. Looking over their shoulder because they know they are up to no good, but at the same time, not bothering to give in to pressure from at tall man breathing down their neck.

Still, you gotta love the Japanese, one guy hooked up his iPod and was unabashedly listening to music and playing with the machine for well over half-an-hour.

Hey Apple -- here's a thought -- maybe cater to your actual customers. The open environment is cool, but when I have to float around and ask a salesman for help (all he could offer was a sinister "well, you're a big guy -- you can kick them off") maybe you might sell a few more if I could try some real application instead of benchmarking web browsers.

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