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Jony Ive Says Apple's New Flagship Chicago Store is About 'Reviving Important Urban Connections'
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According to the recent GreenPeace evaluation they are doing better than almost everyone else.
Ive makes this sound like a bloody humanitarian project 
. It's actually a corporate chain whose sole purpose is profit, which is A-OK, but at least be honest about it.
. It's actually a corporate chain whose sole purpose is profit, which is A-OK, but at least be honest about it.
Jeez... can't people just be happy they built a nice looking store? lol
This.
As I apparently am the only rube so far to ask: Are those walls bullet-proof?
Sure, it's a cool space, but I sure wish Apple would focus this energy on product design instead of political causes and making social spaces for people to hang out.
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Have you seen the crime stats for Chicago lately? LOL
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Have you seen the crime stats for Chicago lately? LOL
Reviving Urban Connections? Its an island all unto itself. How does that connect anything? Its like plopping down a Walgreens or McDonald's building in a city setting. lol.
The idea is they have sessions where you can go and learn the creative arts, graphics, photography, film making, music, and even basic programming from experts.
Most companies want you to browse, buy their product, and then get out of the store. Apple wants you to learn how to use it.
"better than almost everyone else"According to the recent GreenPeace evaluation they are doing better than almost everyone else.
It is too late for you.... they already got you.
For the record, if I pour 10 gallons of gasoline down the drain, and my neighbors pour 11 gallons:
... I too am "Doing better than everyone else"
It would be Ye Olde Towne Squate
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Well there is that one little thing like this: Thou shalt have no other gods before me. So maybe no Amen.
Yes, Angela Ahrendts is the epitome of Apple's approach. She has taken the retail stores to a whole new level and they are now the most profitable in the entire world per square foot revenue by a mile and are still growing. Foot traffic is likewise setting records, and they are winning design awards. Like most of the Apple lineup, their competitors have been left in the dust, not even on the same playing field anymore, and their profits and revenue have grown so large that the biggest monopoly problem Apple has is that the mass of other companies are complying to regulators that Apple's cash horde is so large Apple is taking up all the space in the bank vaults around the world.
Now, back to your idea to petition the board to fire Angela for such poor performance ...
If you were talking far south or near west in Chicago and you are black, you would need to worry about gun violence. But North Michigan Ave is not exactly the crime riddled area you're making it out to be. 20 years ago, the areas next to the river, including lower Wacker, were tough places to be with lots of homeless people, but that's not been the case for a long time.
yep..... I wonder how much bad luck you will get for smashing all that glass.?
You're explaining what Ron Johnson and Steve Jobs did, not Angela.
That's utterly false -- the Chicago Riverwalk is hugely popular, every restaurant/bar space is filled, and there are people enjoying it 24 hours a day. It's one of the best attractions in the city.
So many negative nancies here. I'm guessing MacRumors' commenters have never been to a store opening to get their t-shirt and high five the staff and go to workshops in the theatre and line up for OSX Releases and talk about the new stores at their Mac User Group meetings and countdown the days to the next Macworld and Steve jobs presentation.
Those were the good days of Apple and while Apple is larger than ever, so many of its customers have no appreciation for all of the passionate customers who made this possible. And those of us who still get excited about a store opening are called sheeple and idiots and told "it's just a store" It's not just a store. We love Apple. Don't bring us down with all of your negativity about how crapy Apple is. If you don't want a relationship with your technology company, use Windows.
I like what apple continues to try to do which is form a relationship with their customers.
Those were the good days of Apple and while Apple is larger than ever, so many of its customers have no appreciation for all of the passionate customers who made this possible. And those of us who still get excited about a store opening are called sheeple and idiots and told "it's just a store" It's not just a store. We love Apple. Don't bring us down with all of your negativity about how crapy Apple is. If you don't want a relationship with your technology company, use Windows.
I like what apple continues to try to do which is form a relationship with their customers.
I kinda wonder how many people here have actually "experienced" the new retail since Angela took over. When the Macbook redesign came out, Best Buy had their first units in store before Apple Store. Apple Store said "you can order it online" ... When the MacBook Pro TB came out, Best Buy had their first units in-store before the Apple Store. I was able to buy Beats X at Best Buy before I could get them at Apple Store.
The combination of supply chain and store experience drive me insane. The stores used to be so good at getting stock so quick, and now it feels like they're the last to get them. The stores used to be so good at everyone does everything, activate phones, process returns, ring you up... now they've gone to this model where if you walk in and just want to buy an iPhone outright (a simple scan barcode and swipe credit card just like buying a cable) you have to wait for someone special. I bought last month as a replacement, and they made me wait for an iPhone "specialist" for 30 mins meanwhile there were 10+ employees with payment terminals just standing around doing absolutely nothing.
Sorry for my rant, but I'm no longer a fan of Apple Retail stores.
Except the Apple Store concept is nothing new now and the new design is only an incremental update. It's like getting excited about a new 56k modem. If only they could make the space bar work on their laptop, then we'd be on to something.