APPLE STORE "we'll be back soon"

[Pistol Pete]

now at the us online apple store, 1:10am

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore/


YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS I CANT WAIT!!!!!!!!!


haha im crazy!

[finalcoolman]

Have updates ever been released on a Sunday?

Edit: Just looked through the buyers guide. An update has NEVER been done before (in recent Buyer's Guide history) on a weekend so don't get your hopes up.

[nihilisticmonk]

Wahoo, hope this is some new product!!!!

I can confirm as a Brit, that the british store has gone down too

www.apple.com/ukstore

Fingers crossed!!!!

[kant]

now at the us online apple store, 1:10am


Sunday at 1:00 am? Likely to just be site maintenance.

[kant]

I can confirm as a Brit, that the british store has gone down too



On the other hand...

[katie ta achoo]

Have updates ever been released on a Sunday?

Edit: Just looked through the buyers guide. An update has NEVER been done before (in recent Buyer's Guide history) on a weekend so don't get your hopes up.


updates are usually tuesdays... but steve may want to switch it up!

"If I release it 2 days early, I'll have Apple freaks the world over ordering with irrational exuberance! Muahaha!"

:D

[pknz]

*Refresh* Its *Refresh* exciting *Refresh* isn't *Refresh* it? *Refresh*

[finalcoolman]

updates are usually tuesdays... but steve may want to switch it up!

"If I release it 2 days early, I'll have Apple freaks the world over ordering with irrational exuberance! Muahaha!"

:D

As I said in another thread, just because they have never done a weekend release, what is stopping them from trying to see if it will actually be better for them.

[iMeowbot]

Sunday morning is their normal maintenance window. But tossing in a little update or two for a change would be fun :)

[chucknorris]

Sunday morning is their normal maintenance window. But tossing in a little update or two for a change would be fun :)

Is it normal for only the store section of the site to be down? Doesn't this point to....well, you know?

[Nickygoat]

Is it normal for only the store section of the site to be down? Doesn't this point to....well, you know?
Yes it's normal - it's just maintenance. I hope.. :D

[pknz]

We are busy updating the store for you and will be back within the hour.

Only 20mins left since first seen...

*Refresh**Refresh**Refresh**Refresh**Refresh**Refresh*

[iMeowbot]

Doesn't this point to....well, you know?
That sounds ominous. Maybe it will return as the Intel Store? :eek: ;)

[devilot]

Only 20mins left since first seen...

*Refresh**Refresh**Refresh**Refresh**Refresh**Refresh*
Hate to burst your bubble.. but it was "first seen" earlier than this thread was started... sigh, I'm still hoping though.

[mkrishnan]

That sounds ominous. Maybe it will return as the Intel Store? :eek: ;)

If you hear chimes from Safari when you hit refresh, you know it's all over! :p :eek: :D

[pknz]

Hate to burst your bubble.. but it was "first seen" earlier than this thread was started... sigh, I'm still hoping though.

But thats even better, the one hour will be over sooner. Or else I will sue. Apple has 7minutes.

First seen posted 8:11pm NZT, time now 9:04NZT

[zach]

man, the sun's risin and i'm still sitting here pressing refresh...

[zach]

*gasp*

it's been more than an hour.

i motion we file a suit against apple for... uhm...

[pknz]

Yep, now 9:14. 3 minutes over the hour. Time to call the lawyer and file a complain about misrepresentation and false advertising.

The way I see it, IBM must be behind it as it is another of those 3GHz myths.

[Chundles]

Nah, Motorola told them it'd be about an hour three hours ago.

[barneygumble]

Oz is dowm, i smell something new or preparing for tuesday :)

[pknz]

Haha.

Although I must say its quite a nice Vista of the Apple Store with the yellow post it note. It really brings clarity to the world so you can focus on what matters to you.

[itgoesbuzz]

i hope this ends soon i wanna go to bed, its 530 in the morn here.

[katie ta achoo]

i hope this ends soon i wanna go to bed, its 530 in the morn here.

Haha, you're staying up just to see what's happening?

I'd laugh so hard if it were down for a day or two (although that would NEVER EVER HAPPEN EVER, it'd be funny to see a mac geek sitting next to the computer, constantly refreshing. Bloodshot eyes, coffee, in your bathrobe.. haha)

[itgoesbuzz]

Haha, you're staying up just to see what's happening?

I'd laugh so hard if it were down for a day or two (although that would NEVER EVER HAPPEN EVER, it'd be funny to see a mac geek sitting next to the computer, constantly refreshing. Bloodshot eyes, coffee, in your bathrobe.. haha)

actually i work midnights and usually id still be at work but its my night off, but i am tired, but since this happened im intrigued.

plus i got my powerbook today so ive been playing with it.

[MacSA]

Hmm........the store has been down for nearly 90 minutes, starts to wonder if this isn't some kind of site maintenance now. :(

[katie ta achoo]

actually i work midnights and usually id still be at work but its my night off, but i am tired, but since this happened im intrigued.

plus i got my powerbook today so ive been playing with it.

*just checked your profile*
SWEET POWERBOOK, dude!!
:) :)

The first-day-I-must-play-with-my-new-machine day is always great! I've only experienced it twice though. :(

I want three new Macs on my desk by 5 PM! get cracking!


and to stay on topic:
Yup. Still closed. :)

[SpaceMagic]

OR.. they are readying all the pages as we're going to have a BIG update on tuesday :eek:

[MacSA]

WOW..still nothing, maybe the site broke down lol

EDIT....... it's back.....NOTHING !!!!!

[fyzle]

maybe this update will take until tuesday...

[Lacero]

OR.. they are readying all the pages as we're going to have a BIG update on tuesday :eek:Yep. I believe so.

[asif786]

store's back..nothing new

still 7-10 day waits on ibooks and minis

[oskar]

Huh? What was that all about then?

[Nermal]

Grr, you beat me by a minute or two :(

[iMeowbot]

Huh? What was that all about then?
Swapping out dead servers, rotating the tires, that sort of thing.

[oskar]

Swapping out dead servers, rotating the tires, that sort of thing.

Getting ready for something bigger?

*crosses fingers*

[katie ta achoo]

well, poo.

l33t mac-head response:
OmG! They T0TALLY have a page 4 G5 iBooks! omgzzorz!!

Hehe. wouldn't that be something.. a G5 iBook before a G5 PowerBook.

WOW, I must be really tired to be that dumb.
Off to bed!

[Lacero]

Off to bed!What? You still got 10 posts to go!

[SpaceMagic]

Back Up :(

I tell you, it's preparing the store for tuesday :p

[katie ta achoo]

What? You still got 10 posts to go!


My 'tar can wait a few hours, haha

/I'm such a loser
//needs a life
///waaayyyy to excited about apple store woodlands opening
////nine more posts!

[oskar]

Guess we might as well wait until Tuesday then...

[Pistol Pete]

well the only thin i noticed is on the main start page that they are now offering tiger with 10.4.2 boxed and selling....

guess thats it, i figured id be the only crazy one on!

[Pistol Pete]

https://support.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/ACAuthWeb.woa/wa/signin?locationurl=http://signin.info.apple.com/index.html

if this link is back to normal when you click it, well this is what it said instead of a login...

"The Apple Authentication Server is currently unavailable. Please try again later."

[Chundles]

well the only thin i noticed is on the main start page that they are now offering tiger with 10.4.2 boxed and selling....

guess thats it, i figured id be the only crazy one on!

Nah, that's been there for ages, since they put the half-billion iTunes thing on the big box.

[MacTruck]

Maybe they moved to Mactel servers but they kept crashing. DOH! :eek:

[joecool85]

store's back..nothing new

still 7-10 day waits on ibooks and minis

3-5 here is the us store.

[katie ta achoo]

The main thing that I see changed is the iPod page.
It's really pared down.

Clink (http://www.apple.com/ipod/)

Groovy.