Apple Online Store Goes Down Ahead of 'Spring Forward' Media Event

[MacRumors]

The online Apple Store has been taken offline this morning less than five hours prior to Apple's highly-anticipated "Spring Forward" media event in San Francisco, where the company is expected to unveil further details about the Apple Watch alongside other potential announcements. If history repeats itself, the storefront should remain down until shortly after the conclusion of Apple's keynote.

Apple's media event starts at 10 AM Pacific with a live video stream available on Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. MacRumors will also have full coverage of the event, with a live blog on our front page and updates going out on our @MacRumorsLive Twitter account. We'll also have specific coverage of today's announcements in separate news stories, and our forums are a great place for readers to discuss the announcements before, during and after the event.

Article Link: Apple Online Store Goes Down Ahead of 'Spring Forward' Media Event

 

[maflynn]

Cool, looking forward to the price of the watch and maybe even seeing other products being updated

 

[clukas]

And it begins... So excited!

 

[markfc]

Does it usually go down this early?

Oh well, excited anyway. By the end of the day I'll order an Apple Watch, Mio Alpha 2 or FitBit Charge HR / Surge...

 

[jsmith189]

I'm ready!

 

[Chrjy]

I'm feeling nervous about the prices

 

[ArtOfWarfare]

Has Apple done an event this early in the year since Tim Cook became CEO? I feel like ever since Tim Cook became CEO, Apple's first event of each year has been WWDC.

 

[lazyrighteye]

A show of hands: who plans on watching the stream?

 

[Aniseedvan]

A show of hands: who plans on watching the stream?

Me, fingers crossed no buffering... please!

 

[Naimfan]

Powerbook G5s!

Finally!

 

[retrospek]

Really hope we see the 12 inch Macbook Air with Retina screen

This may be an expensive month - thinking about getting the watch as well...

 

[maflynn]

Me, fingers crossed no buffering... please!

Or Chinese lady

 

[MartinAppleGuy]

a show of hands: Who plans on watching the stream?

#

 

[Aniseedvan]

So does this mean the possibility of pre-orders or just that they'll update the apple watch bit with further info?

 

[daijholt]

Very unlikely for this to happen, but I would love for the pre-orders to go live today. I just wanna order one now!

 

[tito2020]

Time will tell get it? lol

 

[littyboy]

Getting ready for the embarrassing MBA update... =/

 

[TMRJIJ]

My body is ready - oh yes. . . It is

 

[Santabean2000]

Does it usually go down this early?

Yep.

Or Chinese lady

The ladies here are all good!

Bring on the new MBAs.

Oh, and something about a watch..?

 

[keysofanxiety]

Getting ready for the embarrassing MBA update... =/

Gosh I really hope they do a retina MBA update.

 

[aerok]

My wallet is not ready

 

[jsmith189]

So does this mean the possibility of pre-orders or just that they'll update the apple watch bit with further info?

They'll just add all of the models and prices etc, I'd say.

 

[Rogifan]

Well this is either pre-orders for the watch or we are getting new Macs today.

 

[TimeSquareDesi]

My ready is body.

 

[Phillyfinest89]

Very unlikely for this to happen, but I would love for the pre-orders to go live today. I just wanna order one now!

I have a feeling that will happen as well. Just seems like that type of day.