First the Mac Mini, now a transparent cube. Perhaps Apple are training us to like cubes again in order to release an updated PowerMac Cube.jessica. said:
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Apple's 5th Avenue Store, Jobs Interview
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ColoJohnBoy said:Oh dear. If SJ had 'no comment' about an iPhone, it really may not be happening. We all know that if Apple is going to come out with a new product Steve flat out denies it, like iPod with video, selling television shows on iTMS, etc.
Didn't you watch the video. He did not say "no". He said "We don't talk abut un-anouced products" Sounds to me like he left the option wide open.
Doctor Q said:
24x7x365 is a weird expression any way you see it. If you're open 24x7, you're open 365 days a year by definition. That is, unless there's a week with 8 days that I don't know of...
no U2 but worth the wait...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dangerding/sets/72057594140280309/
my pics from the event - and my screenshot off the timelapse! wish I would have been smart enough to do something more than just stand there...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dangerding/sets/72057594140280309/
my pics from the event - and my screenshot off the timelapse! wish I would have been smart enough to do something more than just stand there...
And it opened in the 5th month - May.iNeedtoSwitch said:Just realized something from the video....
Steve said it has been five years yesterday when they opened the first Apple Store. On the fifth year anniversary, yesterday, Apple opens a store on fifth avenue.
To bad the store didn't open at five.
Too bad it wasn't on the 5th of May at 5:00... Then it could go down in history just like Armistice (Veteran's) Day.
Same herequigleybc said:
iNeedtoSwitch said:Just realized something from the video....
Steve said it has been five years yesterday when they opened the first Apple Store. On the fifth year anniversary, yesterday, Apple opens a store on fifth avenue.
To bad the store didn't open at five.
Actually, it did open at 5pm EST. Daylight Savings just threw you off.
"The super fast. Super quiet. Super computer. In an 8. inch. cube."steve_hill4 said:First the Mac Mini, now a transparent cube. Perhaps Apple are training us to like cubes again in order to release an updated PowerMac Cube.
Ah.... I loved those.
mfacey said:24x7x365 is a weird expression any way you see it. If you're open 24x7, you're open 365 days a year by definition. That is, unless there's a week with 8 days that I don't know of...
Wrong. The numbers stated are given within the context of business hours for a retail operation against the normal hours and days of other similar stores where closures during evenings, weekends or holidays are typical. When someone says 24/7, it means 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. It does not, by definition, take into account holidays, leap years, emergencies or bankruptcy. This configuration only refers to the number of hours and days up to one week in duration, and not to how many days or weeks per year. After all, a business could be in operation 24/7 on a seasonal basis (e.g. northern oil drilling rigs). To properly infer the number of days or weeks per year, additional information regarding annual operation is needed, in the form of a third figure: 365 (and this would not apply to leap years).
Therefore, 24/7/365 is accurate and complete as stated. We can allow for a slightly loose interpretation of the figure 365, in which a store might close for a holiday once a year, or for inventory, or an emergency. But even if a store followed the 24/7/365 policy strictly, it would be accurate only for every 3 years out of four.
Thunderbird said:Wrong. The numbers stated are given within the context of business hours for a retail operation against the normal hours and days of other similar stores where closures during evenings, weekends or holidays are typical. When someone says 24/7, it means 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. It does not, by definition, take into account holidays, leap years, emergencies or bankruptcy. This configuration only refers to the number of hours and days up to one week in duration, and not to how many days or weeks per year. After all, a business could be in operation 24/7 on a seasonal basis (e.g. northern oil drilling rigs). To properly infer the number of days or weeks per year, additional information regarding annual operation is needed, in the form of a third figure: 365 (and this would not apply to leap years).
Therefore, 24/7/365 is accurate and complete as stated. We can allow for a slightly loose interpretation of the figure 365, in which a store might close for a holiday once a year, or for inventory, or an emergency. But even if a store followed the 24/7/365 policy strictly, it would be accurate only for every 3 years out of four.
Think the mods would be willing to change your status to "edgy, anal-retentive newb"?
Lethal
Don't ask that!!!
I think it was funny at the end of the CNBC interview when she asked Steve Jobs about the Apple Cell phone.
I don't fault CNBC/her for trying but come on, they must have known that he wouldn't answer that question. I think it even kind of surprised Steve Jobs to hear the question.
I think it was funny at the end of the CNBC interview when she asked Steve Jobs about the Apple Cell phone.
I don't fault CNBC/her for trying but come on, they must have known that he wouldn't answer that question. I think it even kind of surprised Steve Jobs to hear the question.
LethalWolfe said:
I wasn't the one to bring up the supposed inaccuracies of the hours of business.
Not if certain mods are the same way.LethalWolfe said:
Given Thunderbird's explanation, that means the interviewer was correct in implying that the store would be open every hour, every day of the week, and every day of the year, assuming that's true.
But since some years have 366 days, and Steve Jobs saying 24/365 means he didn't guarantee they'll be open every day of the week, the store might actually have a policy to close whenever Leap Day is a Sunday! We'll find out in 2032.
Thunderbird said:
I wasn't the one to bring up the supposed inaccuracies of the hours of business.
I know, but your reply was so matter of fact and thorough that it seemed to take the topic to a whole new level.
Lethal
jessica. said:
even if there was no big huge apple logo suspended in the center of the cube, i'm willing to bet 98% of the population would know what store it is.
I'm definitely going to have to find some way to visit that store. The final effect of the design is incredible.
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the never used, but more sequentially correct "24/7/52". Since 24/7 means 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, it would be logical that the next number in the sequence would be "weeks a year".
Of course, it is less accurate than 24/365.
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the never used, but more sequentially correct "24/7/52". Since 24/7 means 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, it would be logical that the next number in the sequence would be "weeks a year".
Of course, it is less accurate than 24/365.
Good interview, I always love it when apple doesn't say a product will be coming out but then a month later it comes out.
I know I will have to check out the store when I go back to NYC next month, it is nice that they opened one up on 5th so I wouldn't always have to take a cab to SoHo.
I know I will have to check out the store when I go back to NYC next month, it is nice that they opened one up on 5th so I wouldn't always have to take a cab to SoHo.
Star Studded Opening....
Man, Apple is the best company in the world!!! I love the fact that all those stars came out to see the store. Spike Lee, Kevin Bacon, Harry Connick Jr., James Wood, and another guy in a Jests sweater whose name slipped my mind. The Apple store in the Grove in L.A. has stars visiting them all the time. Apple is such a cool place to be. I can totally see people stopping by after clubbing, a Broadway show, or a movie, or an event and shopping there, or hanging out jamming to the iPod Hi-Fi. I'm sure lots of stars will go there in the wee ours of the night to avoid the public. It looked really crowded at the opening. I hope Apple didn't have anything lifted. In looking at the time-lapsed video, I can see a couple of Apple security guards walking around, making sure no one does anything to the Cube. That was cool. Another cool fact is that there's free Wi-Fi on the block provided by Apple. I don't see this much buzz about any other store/item/company EVER!! Apple Rules!!!!!
Man, Apple is the best company in the world!!! I love the fact that all those stars came out to see the store. Spike Lee, Kevin Bacon, Harry Connick Jr., James Wood, and another guy in a Jests sweater whose name slipped my mind. The Apple store in the Grove in L.A. has stars visiting them all the time. Apple is such a cool place to be. I can totally see people stopping by after clubbing, a Broadway show, or a movie, or an event and shopping there, or hanging out jamming to the iPod Hi-Fi. I'm sure lots of stars will go there in the wee ours of the night to avoid the public. It looked really crowded at the opening. I hope Apple didn't have anything lifted. In looking at the time-lapsed video, I can see a couple of Apple security guards walking around, making sure no one does anything to the Cube. That was cool. Another cool fact is that there's free Wi-Fi on the block provided by Apple. I don't see this much buzz about any other store/item/company EVER!! Apple Rules!!!!!
AMD... servers...
I was a little concerned that Steve said AMD offer 'interesting products at the very high end of the server space'.
Apple do make servers, right? But it's not 'the part of the market that we concentrate on the most'.
If I was in purchasing, and considering forthcoming products from Apple, that admission might disconcert me...
I was a little concerned that Steve said AMD offer 'interesting products at the very high end of the server space'.
Apple do make servers, right? But it's not 'the part of the market that we concentrate on the most'.
If I was in purchasing, and considering forthcoming products from Apple, that admission might disconcert me...
Yay!
The Apple store was awesome! And thanks Arn for adding my gallery to the list on the front page (Mine is Gallery 3) It was worth the wait, my legs are still stiff from standing for hours but, I have my Apple shirt and my photos. I'm so glad I went!
The Apple store was awesome! And thanks Arn for adding my gallery to the list on the front page (Mine is Gallery 3) It was worth the wait, my legs are still stiff from standing for hours but, I have my Apple shirt and my photos. I'm so glad I went!