As the Apple Turns: Scene 2964: Two More For The Happy List (4/3/01)

Two More For The Happy List (4/3/01)

Them retail plans just keep rollin', rollin', rollin' along. While Apple still hasn't publicly acknowledged its scheme to open its own snazzy retail stores all across the country, the evidence continues to mount, and the list of lucky cities that will supposedly be blessed with the first round of lickable boutiques keeps growing. Attention, all Mac-using residents of Palo Alto, Chicago, Littleton, Pittsburgh, New York City, Buffalo, and possibly Scottsdale and Tampa: we hate you.

The source of this bilious contempt, of course, is the fact that one day in the not-too-distant future, you irretrievably lucky people will be able to wander into a clean, well-lit, and gorgeous store stocked to the brim with Apple's latest gear and all things Mac. Furthermore, you'll be helped by friendly, well-trained, and knowledgable salespeople who won't try to steer you towards buying a cheesy Wintel box instead. The rest of us, on the other hand, will have to make do with our existing sources, such as CompUSA and (at least for another month or two) Sears, whose Mac shopping experiences can be positive ones, but more often than not are the retail equivalent of a back-alley mugging.

Oh, and you Mac fiends in Minneapolis and Washington, D.C.? Well, now we hate you, too. Faithful viewer New Wave Dave pointed out that AppleInsider targets the gem of Minnesota's heartland as one of the latest additions to Apple's Happy City list (Mall of America, anyone?). And just last week, MacNN reported that Tyson's Corner, VA, a suburb of D.C., will get its own Apple store, possibly as early as next month; if that's true, the Tyson's Corner location might even turn out to be the very first Apple store to open its doors. So, yeah. Hate, hate, hate.

Okay, okay... we don't really hate you folks. Heck, we've even got Mac-using family out in Minnesota (Hi, Rose/Adrian/the 'rents!), and we visit Chicago often enough to make the Magnificent Mile store a very welcome addition to our occasional Midwest tours. Plus, given that we have a pretty kick-ass Micro Center out here in Boston, we really have no reason to complain. Still, we can't deny that we want an Apple store here in Beantown, darnit, and we want it right quick! Here's hoping that the shadowy whispers of a Boston location aren't just idle rumors...

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The above scene was taken from the 4/3/01 episode:

April 3, 2001: Washington, D.C. and Minneapolis: two more lucky markets headed for Apple Store Country. Meanwhile, despite a leaked version making the rounds, Apple has yet to issue its first big-fix update for Mac OS X, and it was exactly one year ago today that Microsoft was found guilty of violating the Sherman Antitrust Act...

Other scenes from that episode:

2965: Update Me; Update Me Now (4/3/01) Hey, it's been a week and a half, already-- where the heck is our Mac OS X 10.0.1? Not that we aren't grateful to have 10.0 and everything, but even Apple plainly admits that the debut release is lacking certain features.....
2966: A Legacy Of Severe Bleeding (4/3/01) Happy Microsoft Smackdown Day! That's right, people, it's been exactly one year since the Redmond Beast was found guilty of having violated the Sherman Antitrust Act, which eventually led to the whole "let's cut 'em in half" penalty-- at which time we at AtAT declared April 3rd to be Microsoft Smackdown Day, from then "until the end of time."...

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