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Apple Drops 'Store' From Apple Store Branding

selfsilent said:
There is more than 1 store in NY.



You can look like idiots together.



Yeah, obviously the people who look after the running of the stores are the same people who decide what computers are designed and released.



It doesn't have the word store on the building. You don't go to the K-Mart store, the Wallmart store or the Target store.



If there is 1, it'll probably be Apple Vienna or the name of the town/district it's in.



Incorrect. Apple Stores when used as a plural is fine, just not when describing a single store.
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So you like the name? Really? I knew a fanboy would come along and make a lame excuse for Apple.
 
selfsilent said:
There is more than 1 store in NY.
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NY would like to thank you for defending its store count. You forgot to mention too that none of the stores are even named Big Apple so it can only stand to reason it was said to be funny. Oh well, can't win them all can we?
 
The whole point here is that "The Grove" is not important anymore. It's just a location. You don't say you are going to Target Sydney to shop. You just say you are going to Target to shop.

Where are you going?
To Apple to do whatever

Also I would not be suprised if this was done to save on printing and advertising costs because it's less letters. Apple swapped the coloured Apple for the white one for the sole reason of saving money as the coloured one cost more to put on Macs.
 
Preening shops, raising pharaonic offices and asking "what is a computer", all while sales falter and products stagnate. Is it an oversimplification to presume their leadership is rather off-key?
 
Two friends meet:

- hi, where are you going?
- to Apple
- what, you're going to California?
- no, Apple, just around the corner here...
- oh, ok, the Apple store
- no, not store. Apple. The place where they sell iPhone and MacBook Pro devices
 
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Persicuta said:
I wish 🙁

Here in Australia, the R34's are going for around 60-120k, depending on condition and k's. One day i will buy one!
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Dang, man. They're pretty expensive in the US where I live, too. The R34 is my favorite Skyline EVER. You'll get yours one day. Like your signature says, the sky's the limit! 🙂
 
ViewRoyal said:
If you say you are going to the Walmart or Best Buy at a particular shopping center, do you say "I'm going to the Walmart Store" or "I'm going to the Best Buy Store"? Of course you don't!

Those people who are making fun of Apple dropping the word "Store" from their shopping locations, should start using the word "Store" after every store name they go to. They will then realize how foolish they sound if they tell people they are going to the "7-11 Store" or to the "Target Store". 😛
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Not nearly as foolish as you'd sound saying "I'm going to Apple", or "I'm going to Microsoft", "I'm going to Ford", or "I'm going to Toyota", or "I'm going to Rolex", or "I'm going to Puma". That sort of naming scheme just doesn't work for cross-industry brands that are not retail first.

It works for retail-first brands (e.g. GAP, Subway, McDonalds, Radio Shack, Blockbuster, etc..), and sort of works for some fashion/jewelry brands (Gucci, Sephora, Zales, etc..)
 
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Because they change things, they push the human race forward.

And while some may see them as the crazy ones. We see genius.

Because the people who are crazy enough, to think they could change the word, are the one who do.

Think different.
 
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v0lume4 said:
Dang, man. They're pretty expensive in the US where I live, too. The R34 is my favorite Skyline EVER. You'll get yours one day. Like your signature says, the sky's the limit! 🙂
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Haha, thanks dude! Fortunately here theres no limit with what you can import. I know from a few friends in the states (around Cali and NY) theres only so much you can import because of the age. Is it 25 years or something? Because i noticed a lot of people importing R32's now. If thats the case, not long for you either! The sky is definitely the limit! Hopefully i can find one for a decent price (60-80k AUD seems the norm now) and the good thing is, they all have low milage. Seem heaps for sale with like 28,000 k's (19,000 miles or so)!
 
goosin' said:
I actually like this change. It shows the retail locations are not focused on getting people to buy more things, but to experience them. One of my favorite things about visiting Apple is walking in and not being hounded by sales people trying to get their commission. I can just wander around and experience the products how I want to and make the decision I think is best for myself.
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They have retail stores so people can buy things and they want you to spend money, like every other business.
 
Steve would never drop .. oh wait that actually makes sense ... It's not just a store where you buy Apple products, there's more! The experience, the problems, the solutions, the people you meet, the things you learn there!
 
Persicuta said:
Haha, thanks dude! Fortunately here theres no limit with what you can import. I know from a few friends in the states (around Cali and NY) theres only so much you can import because of the age. Is it 25 years or something? Because i noticed a lot of people importing R32's now. If thats the case, not long for you either! The sky is definitely the limit! Hopefully i can find one for a decent price (60-80k AUD seems the norm now) and the good thing is, they all have low milage. Seem heaps for sale with like 28,000 k's (19,000 miles or so)!
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Honestly I'm not familiar with the import restrictions here, but what I do know is that I haven't seen ANY R34's over here in the US. I keep my eye out for cars constantly, and I think maybe I've only ever seen one R34, ever? And even that may have just been a dream. Someone told me that you don't see R34's in the US because of them being right-hand drive, however I'm not sure if that's the real reason or not.

I can't believe that you can find those cars with ~20k miles. Are you kidding?! Cars like the legendary Skyline are meant to be driven!! Works out well for folks like you and me, right? We'll put some miles on them. 😉
 
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Honestly I'm not familiar with the import restrictions here, but what I do know is that I haven't seen ANY R34's over here in the US. I keep my eye out for cars constantly, and I think maybe I've only ever seen one R34, ever? And even that may have just been a dream. Someone told me that you don't see R34's in the US because of them being right-hand drive, however I'm not sure if that's the real reason or not.

I can't believe that you can find those cars with ~20k miles. Are you kidding?! Cars like the legendary Skyline are meant to be driven!! Works out well for folks like you and me, right? We'll put some miles on them. 😉
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LOL exactly right! Theres an american youtuber named 'saabkyle4' and he did a review of an r34. It looks so mint! It was in the US as well, at some custom car location which had heaps of old school cars. Probably why you don't see them because they're not meant to be driven. As for the age, just asked a friend i know who lives in anaheim, he said the limit is 25 years, which means 1991 is the latest you can buy (hence why i said everyone in the US is beginning to import to r32's) however i have no idea how certain companies (or people for that matter) import them into the US and by pass that restriction haha. As for mileage, all the ones I've seen for sale here are so low. People in Japan don't drive them i guess. Theres an absolute MINT one in blue being sold in queensland (the state above sydney, NSW) and it has like 5,000 kilometres or something ridiculous like that lol being sold for like 120k AUD (100k USD). I think the reason why people don't pack milage on them is, they're one of those cars where you drive on the weekend. I wouldnt be driving it to work haha
 
Persicuta said:
LOL exactly right! Theres an american youtuber named 'saabkyle4' and he did a review of an r34. It looks so mint! It was in the US as well, at some custom car location which had heaps of old school cars. Probably why you don't see them because they're not meant to be driven. As for the age, just asked a friend i know who lives in anaheim, he said the limit is 25 years, which means 1991 is the latest you can buy (hence why i said everyone in the US is beginning to import to r32's) however i have no idea how certain companies (or people for that matter) import them into the US and by pass that restriction haha. As for mileage, all the ones I've seen for sale here are so low. People in Japan don't drive them i guess. Theres an absolute MINT one in blue being sold in queensland (the state above sydney, NSW) and it has like 5,000 kilometres or something ridiculous like that lol being sold for like 120k AUD (100k USD). I think the reason why people don't pack milage on them is, they're one of those cars where you drive on the weekend. I wouldnt be driving it to work haha
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No way, I watch Saabkyle too!! He's the only guy that will take like twenty minutes to show you EVERYTHING about a car. Like, even where to turn on the hazard lights. He's awesome. I didn't know about the import restrictions, I appreciate you clearing that up for me.

Hey man, you say that you wouldn't drive that car to and from work, but... You have to make the drive anyway, so you might as well make it going 100mph. 😉 I can't believe the R34 in Queensland has just 5,000 km on it. That's bonkers. Can you take out a loan for that? That's reasonable, right? A $100k car entirely on credit? (Don't take my advice 😛)
 
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The decision to remove the "Store" portion of Apple's line of retail locations likely has to do with efforts to turn newer stores into more than just simple stores, positioning them as gathering places for their communities. Apple Union Square, for example, features an outdoor plaza with regular acoustic performances and a 6K video wall with seating called "The Forum," aimed at allowing artists, photographers, and musicians to inspire and educate customers through year-round programs, events, and classes.

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or position them to be mobbed and looted - at what point do these stores just close down in crime ridden cities?
 
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