Apple Sydney Store Unveiled, Opens June 19th

[aLoC]

Here is an interview with the person first in line
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv-Jjq6z5-o

They should give the first few people a small prize of some kind.

 

[martygp]

Another "glowing" review from the local Oz press, NOT:

http://www.theage.com.au/news/bizte...1213770787249.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1

 

[maestrokev]

Another "glowing" review from the local Oz press, NOT:

http://www.theage.com.au/news/bizte...1213770787249.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1

Johnson said that, based on the growth in sales figures he has seen, price is "clearly not an issue" for Apple's Australia customers.

There's no such thing as a poor Australian

 

[DoFoT9]

Johnson said that, based on the growth in sales figures he has seen, price is "clearly not an issue" for Apple's Australia customers.

There's no such thing as a poor Australian

speak for yourself.

 

[arn]

video posted

Here's the video I took from the opening of the new Apple store in Sydney. There were so many people, it was incredible. Just before opening the doors, the Apple people yelled "Sydney! Are you ready for the Apple Store?"

(the action starts at about 2:00)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlcBqrEJaGA

And this is minutes before they opened the doors:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2noK3cvVaw

 

[arn]

photos

http://flickr.com/photos/hectoret/

 

[Chundles]

I'm there now on the third floor looking casual while I download the iPhone SDK on their internet. 45 mins for 1.25GB is very nice and very free.

It's dead-set f*cking packed in here.

 

[Bubba Satori]

Crikey !

 

[aswitcher]

I'm there now on the third floor looking casual while I download the iPhone SDK on their internet. 45 mins for 1.25GB is very nice and very free.

It's dead-set f*cking packed in here.

Nice Chundles. I am sure they can afford the bandwidth.

 

[DoFoT9]

Nice Chundles. I am sure they can afford the bandwidth.

may as well use it when its available!

 

[Stuart in Oz]

I'm sitting up on the 3rd floor as well, waiting to speak to a genius about my touch. Great store - as a 5 year retail salesman for Harvey Norman I can see that these guys are doing everything right.

It's absolutely heaving in here!

 

[DoFoT9]

I'm sitting up on the 3rd floor as well, waiting to speak to a genius about my touch. Great store - as a 5 year retail salesman for Harvey Norman I can see that these guys are doing everything right.

It's absolutely heaving in here!

whats wrong with your touch ??

 

[KDN]

I finaly got some power/internet on my computer again and now my image list is updated with 54 images from thursday and friday:
http://kdnmedia.com/images/applestoresydney/big/

Here is a video from one of the morning shows with me blabbering terrible English on live Australian television. - I'm the guy holding the iPod Nano.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=nyUHImsy1qU&feature=related

 

[.Andy]

I finaly got some power/internet on my computer again and now my image list is updated with 54 images from thursday and friday:
http://kdnmedia.com/images/applestoresydney/big/

Thanks for the pics KDN. They're wonderful .

 

[maestrokev]

I was at the store on Saturday. I noticed they put a barrier so people can't stand right underneath the glass stairs to the second level ... although that didn't stop a lot of people with cameras from taking some upskirt shots I'm sure

 

[Chundles]

I was at the store on Saturday. I noticed they put a barrier so people can't stand right underneath the glass stairs to the second level ... although that didn't stop a lot of people with cameras from taking some upskirt shots I'm sure

That's the thing - I was worried that people would be able to take upskirt shots but you really can't see through the stairs - all you see are people's feet when they walking.

There is a barrier but you can still take photos - the effect of the glass and aluminium is pretty cool.

I took this from where the barrier is:

 

[AlBDamned]

That's the thing - I was worried that people would be able to take upskirt shots but you really can't see through the stairs - all you see are people's feet when they walking.

There is a barrier but you can still take photos - the effect of the glass and aluminium is pretty cool.

I took this from where the barrier is:

Heh, i got one like that too, only the iPhone camera didn't make a great job of it. Still, it was capable of this other one of the Apple logo out front. It makes a great iPhone wallpaper.

 

[.Andy]

... although that didn't stop a lot of people with cameras from taking some upskirt shots I'm sure

Don't be silly. Women (especially those who wear skirts) don't go into computer stores .

 

[maestrokev]

Don't be silly. Women (especially those who wear skirts) don't go into computer stores .

Nice pics Chundles! I was surprised how many people were taking photos and no one minded.

.Andy - there was a stream of babes when I was there on Saturday. You have to go to the iPod stations on the 2nd level, they weren't hanging out beside the MacPros

 

[Chundles]

apple.com/startpage
GEOGRAPHY FAIL

 

[aswitcher]

apple.com/startpage
GEOGRAPHY FAIL

HA!

 

[DoFoT9]

apple.com/startpage
GEOGRAPHY FAIL

lol thats pathetic, nice find.

 

[needthephone]

I went to the Sydney Store yesterday and made a booking to see a Genius before I left home.

What an excellent service that genius Bar is, great FREE advice which helped solve a problem Iv'e had for about a year.

I was amazed at how many people there were taking photos, it seems to be a new Sydney Tourist attraction.

Just amazed at the number of hard core apple fans there are. I don't consider myself hard core by the way but there were people there who have dedicated their whole lives to apple. I even saw a guy with an apple tatoo!

Not knocking it but apple really does have a passionate following which should worry MS and all the other grey companies. Good to see

 

[PCMacUser]

Just amazed at the number of hard core apple fans there are. I don't consider myself hard core by the way but there were people there who have dedicated their whole lives to apple. I even saw a guy with an apple tatoo!

Not knocking it but apple really does have a passionate following which should worry MS and all the other grey companies. Good to see

I find the Apple obsession really fascinating too. How does Apple - a multi-billion dollar corporate empire - manage to create such dedicated disciples? I realise that Steve Jobs' approach to things is very evangelical (yes, think preachers), but even before that started there were fanatics.

It would make a fascinating study for someone's PhD thesis, don't you think?