Apple's New Highland Village Retail Store in Houston Hit by Gunfire

[MacDoggie]

There is a Apple Store in highland Village!??

Man I need to get out more. We usually go the the Galleria (which is a nightmare). Oh and in regards to the shooting, IMO, most likely android fanboys. It's obvious! Even with a huge target like that and they still missed their mark...Hmmm much like their product, no wonder : )

Cheers

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It's Texas....

Well it occurred in Texas if that's what you mean... But the generalization of all Texans is a bit presumptuous and overreaching on your part. No one is without any claim to ignorance or stupidity. Let's be nice here : )

 

[zorinlynx]

Not exactly bullet proof, but take a look at that photo. The pane may have been shattered, but it's still essentially intact and holding its shape. There was no glass raining down on the street after it got hit by a bullet. That's some strong glass there to absorb that much force. People talk about those huge glass storefronts being dangerous, but clearly they're not.

This is tempered safety glass.

Tempered: It's heat-treated then cooled so that it's really strong, and if it does break, it shatters into millions of small pieces that can't really hurt you much.

Safety: It has a plastic film embedded in it, so those pieces stay in the frame and don't come raining down.

It's the best of both worlds. Read up on tempered glass, prince rupert's drops and do some googling; it's neat stuff!

 

[appleaddictx]

People are funny

Everyone is concerned about the glass and not the guy that almost got shot.

 

[Macist]

'But at least wuh goddam fur-ree...'

 

[Drunken Master]

Everyone is concerned about the glass and not the guy that almost got shot.

Hah, sounds like it was probably a stray bullet fired from some distance, who knows where the actual shooting was.

 

[Crmass100511]

Windows shatter and crash! Apple For Ever!!

Windows shatter and Crash Apple is For Ever

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Houston NBC affiliate KPRC reports that five businesses along Westheimer Road in Houston were hit by random gunfire early Monday morning, with Apple's new Highland Village retail store being one of the targets.

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Glass pane left of Apple logo shattered by gunfire (Source: KPRC-TV)​

No one was injured in the shootings, although an employee and a customer at a Valero gas station narrowly escaped the gunfire.

Article Link: Apple's New Highland Village Retail Store in Houston Hit by Gunfire

 

[macbookflasher]

both companies are good...

Both companies are good... hope they will do business good

 

[macbookflasher]

so tragic but i am glad that no one got hurt

 

[Major.Robto]

Maybe a customer on his 12th iPad with pink/yellow screen.....

LOL, I remember that guy, what a picky person.

I would be happy with a working ipad. I could care less if the screen is a bit of a tint.

 

[PinkyMacGodess]

Right, this is very low tech. The glass door to my patio deck shattered into thousands of pieces, and not one slivver fell out of the frame.

That was because it was tempered glass. Tempered glass is required in patio doors and other large panes of glass like shower doors, etc.

 

[Bubba Satori]

I bet the Mac Pro owners are armed and dangerous after today.

 

[Fast Shadow]

Cantoni's not even that nice.