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Do you have an Apple Store near you?

  • Yes

    Votes: 130 73.4%
  • No - and I dont need one cause I order off the internet most of the time

    Votes: 2 1.1%
  • No, but I would love one near me

    Votes: 44 24.9%
  • I dont really care!

    Votes: 1 0.6%

  • Total voters
    177
Yep. One is about ten minutes away from my home and another one is about 30 minutes away. So yeah we have plenty in California. :D
 
Surprising news but very good news.

About 10-15 years ago, the majority of computers in Northern Irish schools were Macs. That's nowhere near the case now, but Apple obviously think that NI is fertile ground for a store.

I can understand why they located it in NI rather than Dublin, as the setup costs for "another UK store" are less than one in Dublin would be, but I'm surprised that it isn't nearer the border to benefit from the 'Mexicans':D. I suppose there isn't a suitable place for it - Apple seems to be very careful about where it places a store. The ones I've been too - Bullring in Birmingham and the Arndale and Trafford Centres in Manchester are all in ultra-modern settings.
 
Well I got dragged to a shopping centre (lakeside) near my folks place to waste a few hours last weekend and thought it was going to be hell dragging around shoe shops all afternoon...but what was the first thing I saw on entering the door - a lovely shiny Apple Store!!!!! could not believe my eyes.:) so now I know pass by one every couple of weeks or so.
 
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