Apple is opening their new store in the Meatpacking District of NYC, this evening. The Gothamist did a sneak preview – which starts off with a view of this 3-story glass staircase. Phew!
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All that glass and open space gives me the willies !!! Also expect to see some disappointed Mac Fanboys end it all over the railings when they can’t get their fill of iSmack !!!
Hello, upskirt photos!
Beautiful.
But knock off the bling and cut the prices by a few bucks.
Pretty much overshadows the Microsoft store.
Not just any upskirt photos, but by the new app for the iPhone, iPervert, to be used only with the iGlassStaircase.
Web cam under the stares?
(Sorry, couldn’t resist.)
Apple discovered long ago that quality, as perceived rather than as delivered, is what pads the bottom line. The building is uber-moderne and open, reassuring images for tech consumers. Once they work out how to make their shop staff invisible, that would be even better.
A nice computer whorehouse.
I wanna slide down the banister
Holy barracuda, Batman. When did you find time to remodel the batcave?
It reminds me of the last two Matrix movies, they were literally a very expensive ad for consumers to buy their merchandise.
“Apple is opening their new store in the Meatpacking District of NYC” Ok, so now their store icon should be a large pink pig with a red apple in its mouth, revolving. Or maybe a large red apple with a small pink pig wedged in its bite hole. Gee, I should work for them. I’ve got better good ideas.
One more proof that Apple products are for sissies.
Microsoft would never have a store like this. More like metal shelves with press wood furniture.
Microsoft will eventually come out with their stors, 5 years from now, but the glass on the stairs will be too thin to walk on and some doors won’t have hinges. Fixes will be implemented over the next 5 years, while Apple has moved on to levitation and doorless security.
Funny part is that history is repeating itself. In the 80’s it was grand pianos and motorcycles, today it’s grandiose retail locations.
Following the pattern, we’re 2 1/2 years away from an Apple downturn.
#7 – The beauty of the strategy is that, due to the failings across the rest of the industry, that quality difference is reality. The question is how much of that quality is form, and how much is function.
#13 – And more proof that the anti-Apple crowd can’t make any decent arguments. Your opinion is noted, and ignored… and will continue to be ignored until you manage to sound better than the Apple fanboys.
Ok, who has the coolest offices in ‘the valley’? Does anyone else remember Apple before the Mac? The remember the image of the black grand piano in the lobby and the digital media things all around (when I had never heard of digital media) . What are the Microsoft offices like?
I think we need a ranking “a top ten” so to speak… I think it says a boatload about the company and their products…
I like how the Genius Bar waiting list screen (see last pic in story) looks oddly like the Windows XP Welcome Screen.
Looks like they might serve espresso.
Ehh what’s so special about a three story glass staircase? The multistory glass staircase edge lighted with RGB LEDs that the Westin Hotel in Shanghai has had for years blows that away.
http://tinyurl.com/yogwnl
If you want to see jaw dropping, head on a swivel buildings that make you say “Damn” go to Shanghai and see how your money is being spent. 😉
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