Apple store is down for updates

[Fast Shadow]

As of 6:25PM.. could there be a Friday surprise coming?

[Applespider]

Weird time to do it - when the weekend's kicking in across the world! And your call centres are more likely to be going to overflow, lesser trained staff... bizarre

Could be something boring like new credit card processing, new order database etc

[itmdramaguy]

I hope so but I doubt it.

[mactastic]

G5 Powerbooks at last!





Just kidding :D

Something's up though, but this does seem a weird time for it.

[invaLPsion]

OH BOY OH BOY OH BOY

IF THERE IS NOTHING NEW I WILL SHOOT MYSELF! :D

[ingenious]

G5 Powerbooks at last!





Just kidding :D

Something's up though, but this does seem a weird time for it.

Who knows. I just got another Apple Store eCoupon today and it seems like I got my first one right before or right after the iPod mini was announced.... Lets hope it's a major revision!

[miloblithe]

Maybe it's some new discount, but I doubt it's anything significant at 7:00 PM on a Friday. Who'd notice (other than us dorks).

[invaLPsion]

The UK apple store is down, too.

[jxyama]

yeah, i doubt it's any kind of significant hardware update... probably some new discount or new 3rd party software announcements?

or maybe iTMS hit some milestone..? (edit: d'oh, didn't think through, why would that be on the store?)

[invaLPsion]

Maybe it's some new discount, but I doubt it's anything significant at 7:00 PM on a Friday. Who'd notice (other than us dorks).

They don't take down the store for that kind of update.... :rolleyes:

[mactastic]

Well, it says they'll be back within an hour... I guess I'll find out when I get home since I'm leaving here pretty soon.

[jxyama]

They don't take down the store for that kind of update.... :rolleyes:

they once took down the site to introduce quarkexpress. so who knows.

[miloblithe]

They don't take down the store for that kind of update.... :rolleyes:

I'm mainly trying to avoid getting my hopes up. I hope it is something good! Let's get these updates rolling!

[Koodauw]

New displays? I sure hope so.

[Koodauw]

Nevermind. It seems to be back up and running

[miloblithe]

It's back up . . .

I don't see anything different.

[Dont Hurt Me]

probably added a new tune.

[FatSweatyChimp]

probably added a new tune.

:D :D :D

[mactastic]

Yeah, it's back up now. Nothing seems different though. Certainly nothing major.

[jxyama]

japan store is still down...

nothing seems to be new on the u.s.... though my browser is slow loading the right side bar.

[miloblithe]

Are the memory discounts different? I think they used to be slightly more than they are now. Now the max seems to be $630. Didn't it used to be $700?

[aswitcher]

Are the memory discounts different? I think they used to be slightly more than they are now. Now the max seems to be $630. Didn't it used to be $700?

That's it!!!??

Australian store is down and we didn't have that deal...?

[jxyama]

japan store is back up. memory deal was not there, so nothing seems to have changed...

perhaps they re-organized the best sellers list or something...

:o

[aswitcher]

japan store is back up. memory deal was not there, so nothing seems to have changed...

perhaps they re-organized the best sellers list or something...

:o

Australia is back up. X-Serve piccy dominates...but no new deals or prices...damn, still overpriced

[fatfish]

strange thing happened to me...............received an email from apple about panther training free to .mac users, before it loaded fully it disappeared

No trace in trash or any other folder, anyone else had this, could this be why sites were down, even though its not an apple store thingy. Anyone know whether panther training was available in .mac before tonite.

[Rico17i]

The dual 1.8 is gone from the Special deals section.

[aswitcher]

The dual 1.8 is gone from the Special deals section.

? Maybe they are almost at the end of their stock and no replacements are due because new PMs are being produced ?

A good sign?

[invaLPsion]

The dual 1.8 is gone from the Special deals section.

All the powermacs are gone from their special deals section. Even the new 1.8 single.

[aswitcher]

All the powermacs are gone from their special deals section. Even the new 1.8 single.

Seriously sounds like end of line... :D

[klaus]

Seriously sounds like end of line... :D

Why would they bring down the entire apple store to just remove some entries in the special deals section? That makes no sense at all, you don't honestly think they have to mess in that html page do you, i can guarantee you they have one hell of a backend / cms somewhere in cupertino ;)

either they take it down to perform some technical updates, like bug fixes or something. Or they want to launch a whole new set of products at once, and not sequentially while using a cms, or they've prepared some things to be "activated' when it's due, like the 23rd or 27st or something :d

wishful thinking, but it went down, would be nice to talk to one of the webdesigners, or content managers, hehe, anybody know one of these guys!?

well, back to waiting, our patience will be rewarded, soon, soon my friend..

[virividox]

sigh we havent had updates in ages!!! WHEN APPLE WHEN

[aswitcher]

Why would they bring down the entire apple store to just remove some entries in the special deals section? That makes no sense at all, you don't honestly think they have to mess in that html page do you, i can guarantee you they have one hell of a backend / cms somewhere in cupertino ;)

SNIP

Two things happened. They removed some G5s that we all imagine are going to be discountinued with the next release whilst they did something which most optomisticallt was perhaps as you suggest setting up for the 23rd. That's why I am suspicious about the end of line for the 1.8s.
But your right, its a hunch mainly, based on these events, and other rumors about times and whats next...

[klaus]

nothing to do with rumors or anything, but I don't seem to be getting in the apple store. It just keeps loading, when I stop the browser from loading, all the images show up, like it is suppose to be, but the same thing happens when I want to have a look at the special deals, it timeouts after a while..

anybody else has these same problems?

[blue&whiteman]

Seriously sounds like end of line... :D
the dual 1.8 is the new one, not the single. the singlw came out when the first G5 came out and was taken away when the double was added a couple months after.

[blue&whiteman]

All the powermacs are gone from their special deals section. Even the new 1.8 single.


oops, I meant to reply to this one...

[ThomasJefferson]

I think they were just testing our reflexes. Little do they know how much we have evolved due to the extreem hazards of UT and Quake training.

Not fair tho. This is like yelling "fire" in a crowded theater.

[invaLPsion]

All of the current powermacs are back in the refurbished category in the special deals. The dual 1.8 is $100 off the last time I saw it. Still no new single 1.8s though...

[7on]

Think it involved this
http://www2.truman.edu/~jps137/web/virus1.pdf

or this?
http://www2.truman.edu/~jps137/web/virus2.pdf

[stoid]

Think it involved this
http://www2.truman.edu/~jps137/web/virus1.pdf

or this?
http://www2.truman.edu/~jps137/web/virus2.pdf

Yes, there do seem to be some nasty virus outbreaks going around right now. It doesn't seem like there are any big ones though, just a bunch of little ones just generally disturbing stuff.