Largest U.S. Apple Store Opens on Thursday (Boylston St, Boston)

[bobbleheadbob]

Just walked by the new store at lunch. There's a lot of people inside (on all floors) milling around. Looks mainly like reporters, press, employees and camera people. There's a couple of security and PR types out front answering questions and making sure none of us "riff-raff" gets in.

No line yet, but I won't be surprised to see one early in the day tomorrow.

 

[yagru]

signed up for the intro to logic 8 seminar on tuesday.. should be nice

 

[Trip.Tucker]

Anyone from Boston want to be kind and get me a T-shirt? haha

Sure, do you want one with a reference to Boston on it?

 

[Trip.Tucker]

you can tell there aren't enough true bostonians here, because no one has started a completely unrelated "yankees suck" chant in response to this news...

Love that dirty water!!!!

Release the m.a.s.s.h.o.l.e. within you - Kill a yankee!

p.s. thats a common term used to describe us

 

[abrooks]

Didn't do so good on that geography test, eh?

Errr not sure what you mean, he asked what the worlds largest Apple Store was. London is in this world right?

 

[Marlon_JBT]

Congrats, Boston!

Yet there is still no Detroit Apple Store. I don't know why, I know exactly the perfect place for it.

 

[twistrman]

Horrible day to open the store

They couldn't have picked the worst time to open a new store right there. They should wait about 4 more days...

Starting on Sunday in Boston is the HOW Design Conference. A whole conference of Graphic Designers from all other the country and other parts of the world, I doubt there would be a bigger apple fan crowd of people then designers... Plus the conference is AT the Prudential center, which is right there isn't it?

So yeah, they are off by about 4 days to open this store at the best time. If they did it during the conference they would have a huge line, and probably hit some of the highest sales of a store opening.

At least it will be open during it, i bet the genius bar is going to be packed with designers with problems...

I'm flying in for the conference on Saturday, so i'll have to check it out while i'm there.

 

[Brianstorm91]

Howcome we get some pokey little 1-floor job in the middle of the Shopping Centre, and not this?!

 

[puckhead193]

god dam it! i can't go due to senior week crap....

 

[apple101]

I feel the pain. My closest Apple store is 320 miles away!

I have 3 stores right near me, each about 20 mintues to a half hour away from me!

 

[tgildred]

Starting on Sunday in Boston is the HOW Design Conference. A whole conference of Graphic Designers from all other the country and other parts of the world, I doubt there would be a bigger apple fan crowd of people then designers... Plus the conference is AT the Prudential center, which is right there isn't it?

I completely forgot... I'm going to that conference. Now I have an excuse to check the store out... Sweet.

 

[johnmcboston]

The Boston Globe has a few more photos and a quick test blurb

http://tinyurl.com/4mgknj

 

[archi penko]

just a some quick questions to you lads who've done this sort of thing before...

- so why do it? line up for the Apple Store opening?

- are there really free items, and are they really that good?

- how far in advance should you line up?

just trying to figure out if its worth it to queue up...

thanks!

 

[SweetestEvil]

I got in line

and got sent home. Boston Police won't let us line up til the morning (though in my total collegiate stoner fashion I forgot I was a day early! I wanted to stay anyway.

W

 

[nsb3000]

just a some quick questions to you lads who've done this sort of thing before...

- so why do it? line up for the Apple Store opening?

- are there really free items, and are they really that good?

- how far in advance should you line up?

just trying to figure out if its worth it to queue up...

thanks!

I don't think it's a rational thought process that causes people to wait days on end for an Apple store opening. I don't think you get anything besides a free t-shirt. But you do get to hang out with other Mac aficionados for hours on end...

 

[Tosser]

I think the poster talking about the New iPod was referring the text, not the apple remote. Think outside the box and look at the entire picture, not just the remote.

Really?

I guess that's why "Gook" asks this:

i know its off topic... but i dont know where to post it...
check this...

http://store.apple.com/800-908-988/...a/wa/RSLID?sf=wCPA9AKHDFXJH7Y27&nplm=M9720G/B

the image on the right side... new ipod????

well could it be the new ipod?

"it" obviously has to refer to what's depicted, not the mention of "the 'new' iPod".

Oh, and you mentioning "thinking outside the box" is a joke. You could just as well be parroting the Apple-slogan "think different" - which, for all intents and purposes is falling for marketing - especially since Apple haven't been "different" or have been thinking "outside the box" for years. But have fun making yourself belive you're able to "think outside the box"

 

[macnewbie13]

a news station in Boston (7 News, for all that are from the area) just did a report on the new store. They showed the three floors and talked about how each one is for a different thing. They also talked about how the roof is green and how it will help the local aquifers when it rains... it looked really cool! I have to go into Boston on Friday and I'm definitely making a stop at the new store!

also, did anyone else hear what an Apple reseller that is right behind the new Apple store did? They buried one of their uniform shirts in the concrete of the new Apple store, hoping to get some good business out of it. They tried to replicate what happened in New York at the new Yankee Stadium with burying the Ortiz jersey there.... i thought it was pretty funny and clever...

 

[overanalyzer]

also, did anyone else hear what an Apple reseller that is right behind the new Apple store did? They buried one of their uniform shirts in the concrete of the new Apple store, hoping to get some good business out of it. They tried to replicate what happened in New York at the new Yankee Stadium with burying the Ortiz jersey there.... i thought it was pretty funny and clever...

Yeah, I saw that a little while ago on TUAW: http://www.tuaw.com/2008/05/14/bostons-tech-superpowers-buries-a-treasure-for-apple/

 

[NYR99]

I wish there was an Apple Store near where I live...like within 5000 miles.

I wish there was an Apple Store near where I live...like within 5 miles.

(I live 6 miles from one...)

 

[zioxide]

They couldn't have picked the worst time to open a new store right there. They should wait about 4 more days...

No, they picked the perfect day. Thursday is an off day for the Sox.. then they have a 7 game homestand starting on Friday.


edit: The Globe has some previews and pictures:

http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2008/05/press_gets_snea.html
http://www.boston.com/business/technology/gallery/Bostons_new_Apple_store/

 

[Martin C]

They should have opened it in mid-June for the rush for new products after WWDC.

 

[archi penko]

They should have opened it in mid-June for the rush for new products after WWDC.

there will be a rush in mid-June no matter what... i mean, this store is going to make SO MUCH money, might as well open it asap with what they stand to make

 

[spazattack674]

yay this is exciting

 

[42gb]

AIA Convention

Tomorrow actually is the perfect day to open the new store because the national architect convention also starts in Boston.

Yay architecture!

 

[fotografica]

Was down there today..What a sight..That storefront really sticks out among all the others.No wonder it took them so long to get approval from the BBRA.
Mayor Mumbles was just on the news fumbling with a MBA....