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West 14th Street Store Opening Tonight
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Am I the only one left wondering how this is disabled-friendly? Where's the elevator? I can't seem to find an area in any of the shots. At least at the cube it's right there, front and center... and Apple's Japan 3-story-stores make it part of the main event.
Pretty as they are, stairs are just kind of limiting and last-century. Then, everybody does fancy elevators, only Apple does fancy stairs...
Pretty as they are, stairs are just kind of limiting and last-century. Then, everybody does fancy elevators, only Apple does fancy stairs...
Possibly!
I thought Jersey took over Staten Island along with the Statue of Liberty...
Free laptops?
I've been to a couple of store openings, and all I got as this lousy T-shirt.
Actually, I guard my opening-day T-shirts rather protectively.
I've been to a couple of store openings, and all I got as this lousy T-shirt.
Actually, I guard my opening-day T-shirts rather protectively.
Man, stores in the US look so cool in comparison to what we have in Bumtown, Australia. You guys are so cool.
You're new here, aren't you? You need some more kool-aid...
I like him the way he is.
It's nice to have some members that don't hang on every Apple Store opening.
He makes a logical point, and it's a nice balance...!
Vancouver?
This will probably sound like hyperbole, but speaking as a Canadian from the West Coast I am getting kind of offended by all these Apple stores opening up in wild and wonderful places when we have zero of them up here.
Vancouver is the third largest metropolitan area in Canada (which is a gigantic english speaking country just to north of the US for those that don't seem to know). The culture is kind of like that of southern California (Apples home), but with a Canadian twist. Even though we have this huge population and a perfect matching environment and culture to Apple, the few stores that Apple has managed to open in Canada are almost exclusively in crappy little towns back east, with half our population and a tiny "tech community" to boot.
Apple just announced they are opening a store in Brazil and another in Mexico City, yet Vancouver is not a good place to do this? Even if they announced it tomorrow, it's a safe bet that we won't get one before 2009 at the earliest. This is just pathetic, and when you add the fact that the iTunes store doesn't work up here, the iPhone has no arrival date at all, and there is nothing to watch on Apple TV but movie trailers, it just boggles the mind.
Vancouver is also home to some of the most advanced software companies on the planet, high tech start-ups, large computer games outfits like Electronic Arts. Bleeding edge discoveries in physic and math, movie production facilities second only to Hollywood, thousands of Art Galleries, high fashion boutiques etc. In fact there is not a single high end retailer I've ever heard of that has a New York store and doesn't have an outlet here except Apple.
You can go to almost any coffee shop either downtown or on the "poor" side of town, and see a veritable sea of Mac laptops, whereas in Toronto (back east) it seems like they only heard about Apple computers last week sometimes. The whole situation is so absolutely Tospy-Turvy it leaves me speechless (well not quite, as you can see).
I know this is a bit of a rant, but it's gone beyond the "uncomfortable" stage and become a bit offensive to me.
This is Canada for cripes sake, not Outer-Mongolia!
It seems that US companies are always intent on pointing out how Canada is only slightly different from them, (a "variant" if you will of American culture), yet when the chips are down it always turns out to be "too much trouble" to alter their business practices even slightly to make it work up here.
Apple, please get off your collective lazy asses and do what's right for your millions of Canadian customers, instead of what seems easiest (to ignore us).
This will probably sound like hyperbole, but speaking as a Canadian from the West Coast I am getting kind of offended by all these Apple stores opening up in wild and wonderful places when we have zero of them up here.
Vancouver is the third largest metropolitan area in Canada (which is a gigantic english speaking country just to north of the US for those that don't seem to know). The culture is kind of like that of southern California (Apples home), but with a Canadian twist. Even though we have this huge population and a perfect matching environment and culture to Apple, the few stores that Apple has managed to open in Canada are almost exclusively in crappy little towns back east, with half our population and a tiny "tech community" to boot.
Apple just announced they are opening a store in Brazil and another in Mexico City, yet Vancouver is not a good place to do this? Even if they announced it tomorrow, it's a safe bet that we won't get one before 2009 at the earliest. This is just pathetic, and when you add the fact that the iTunes store doesn't work up here, the iPhone has no arrival date at all, and there is nothing to watch on Apple TV but movie trailers, it just boggles the mind.
Vancouver is also home to some of the most advanced software companies on the planet, high tech start-ups, large computer games outfits like Electronic Arts. Bleeding edge discoveries in physic and math, movie production facilities second only to Hollywood, thousands of Art Galleries, high fashion boutiques etc. In fact there is not a single high end retailer I've ever heard of that has a New York store and doesn't have an outlet here except Apple.
You can go to almost any coffee shop either downtown or on the "poor" side of town, and see a veritable sea of Mac laptops, whereas in Toronto (back east) it seems like they only heard about Apple computers last week sometimes. The whole situation is so absolutely Tospy-Turvy it leaves me speechless (well not quite, as you can see).
I know this is a bit of a rant, but it's gone beyond the "uncomfortable" stage and become a bit offensive to me.
This is Canada for cripes sake, not Outer-Mongolia!
It seems that US companies are always intent on pointing out how Canada is only slightly different from them, (a "variant" if you will of American culture), yet when the chips are down it always turns out to be "too much trouble" to alter their business practices even slightly to make it work up here.
Apple, please get off your collective lazy asses and do what's right for your millions of Canadian customers, instead of what seems easiest (to ignore us).
Can someone up there do a symlink for me? I live in S.W. Florida, so it would be a looooooooooooong drive for me. But if I could just go to my local one instead and *poof* be up there with you folks, well... I'd do that in a heartbeat!
Well...why I CAN go up stairs, and do so all the time, I AM partially disabled, and might not use them every instance.
And of course this store will have one. It's just probably more hidden, like the one in the SoHo store, which you don't see right away when walking in.
Billboards are very clever...
Having the billboards on top of the building allows Apple to avoid the standard signage issues/regulations/restrictions for retail spaces, AND allows them to advertise special events in a big way with very little cost (monthly billboard rent).
Having the billboards on top of the building allows Apple to avoid the standard signage issues/regulations/restrictions for retail spaces, AND allows them to advertise special events in a big way with very little cost (monthly billboard rent).
The elevator runs right up the spiral in the middle middle of the staircase, just like in the 5th Avenue store. It's glass and round as well. Look closely.
Edit: This is wrong.
Clivey, you have to get out more
Down the road from the IDS? That building hasn't been a focal point for either business or retail since about 1989. Lots of vacant spaces--and the "Crystal Court" roof leaks everywhere. And you do know that parking/traffic downtown is fairly nasty, right? The mall stores may be smaller than a "flagship" but they are very successful and very profitable just the way they are.
Down the road from the IDS? That building hasn't been a focal point for either business or retail since about 1989. Lots of vacant spaces--and the "Crystal Court" roof leaks everywhere. And you do know that parking/traffic downtown is fairly nasty, right? The mall stores may be smaller than a "flagship" but they are very successful and very profitable just the way they are.
Actually scratch that, the elevator isn't in the middle of the staircase 5th Ave-style. It's off to the side. You can see it on the right side of this picture:
http://www.ifoapplestore.com/stores/14th_street/photo1/pages/h_stairbase.html
http://www.ifoapplestore.com/stores/14th_street/photo1/pages/h_stairbase.html
I'm not arguing with you, but I'm sure Apple has their reasons for not opening up a store in BC yet.
If they thought it would be worthwhile at this point, they would have made plans. For whatever undisclosed reason, they don't seem to think that.
Maybe Steve's got a personal vendetta against the Canucks or something?
I don't know what you consider little, but billboard space, especially in New York, can't be cheap... (although apple does have $15 billion at their disposal)
Just saying "Hi!" to all those standing IN-LINE and ON-LINE waiting for the opening. Its Sunny and 75 down here in FL... wish I was up there with you guys!
Chris
Stuck in FL
Chris
Stuck in FL
The North Michigan Av store in Chicago also has four floors (three with public access): two for sales/support, one for classes, and another restricted floor with access to building operations stuff. Doesn't really matter much in the big scheme of things, just more Cliff Clavin trivia for everyone here.
F*ck damnit!!!!! I called into work and they gave me off! I should have called in earlier and I would have been able to attend this opening! Oh well. I'll try and check it out Sunday when I have another day off...
