Blah. Blah. You honestly prefer to see it torn down? If the citizens won’t pay, if the government won’t pay, why should Apple Pay for restoration for restorations sake? It’s not like this happened overnight or that no one else had a chance. Don’t hate on Apple for being a successful business, hate on the community that did nothing.
"if these buildings are decaying and might even be demolished, apple can just contribute to whatever foundation is in charge of these culturally significant locations. turning them into retail shops is not helping anybody in any way."
soul-less tombstones of retail in a beautiful shell of a historical landmark is not anything that anyone can be proud of. apple didn't preserve anything other than preserving an ability to get alot of people thinking that it cares about historical preservation.
i
bet apple can
begin to see this - because of this extravagant level their retail location strategy has taken them, and their spaceship debt on their hq is costing them. at which ives is now "designing" a rainbow stage?!?!? wtf.
again, build beautiful, stores in states and countries that don't have them yet.
in locations that are designated for commercial/retail.
build modern pillars of capitalism where it helps ipso facto rebuild cities by the store's location.
apple has done this in many many locations in USAmerican cities.
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Let's not kid ourselves. These people are waiting to see a Genius about their iPhone issues.
this. so true.
i didn't wake up this morning and say "gee, i want to meet up at apple. its a primary objective today, isnt it, angela?".
but popping into lectures about software that are given at scheduled times, i
have done that so so many times (
before), while waiting for a genius.
even after they started to give fixed time appointments i still would come about 30 minutes early in order to look at the product range or pop into those great tech-teach-ins.
it merged
retail with advice with learning with repair.
apple, get back to customer focused issues. focus on helping us get our main purpose accomplished quickly in going to the store in the first place:
launches (not lunches) and
repairs (not sight-seeing).