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It's an ALIEN Ladder (3/24/98)
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Thanx a ton to faithful viewer Adam J. Bezark, who pointed out a story we would otherwise have missed in our current overloaded state. Some of you may have already read "The Ladder Theory," the latest Thinking Different article over at the MacTimes Network. It reveals a vast conspiracy on the part of CompUSA to sabotage their own Apple stores within stores by-- get this-- placing big stocking ladders right in the middle of the Mac section.
Yes, it sounds goofy, and we personally have not witnessed this bizarre phenomenon, but the article includes shopper reports from CompUSAs in six different states which all claim to have encountered the unused stocking ladder stuck in the middle of the Apple store, blocking access to the G3's for no apparent reason. Yes, we suppose it could be a coincidence; CompUSA is pretty much just a big ratty warehouse, after all, and it's unrealistic to think that a few "Think Different" banners hanging from the ceiling is going to change that fundamental fact. Still, it seems odd that so many shoppers would have identical experiences in stores across six states...
Personally, we at AtAT are less concerned about the inexplicable presence of ladders in front of the Apple merchandise than we are about the constant and steady stream of reports about a complete and total lack of available sales help in the Apple stores. And what may actually be more upsetting than that is hearing that when sales help is available, it's often Mac-clueless. But we do hear about individual locations with dedicated and knowledgable Mac staff, so we hope that things continue to improve. Once the sales staff problem is fixed, maybe we can tackle this ladder issue. It's probably just a race of misunderstood alien beings who recognize the superior technology of the Macs and therefore gravitate in their direction. They come in peace.
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 | | The above scene was taken from the 3/24/98 episode: March 24, 1998: It wasnt just a rumor after all-- Quicktime is being Javatized. Meanwhile, the world awaits word from the Apple board meeting today, which may have brought an ultimatum to Steve's waffling, and a strange phenomenon involving unmanned ladders is being observed in CompUSA Apple stores within stores...
Other scenes from that episode: 564: Quicktime Gets Wired (3/24/98) Well lookee here, seems like Quicktime's gotten Javatized. There had been rumors of such a project, most memorably on MacNN Reality about a month ago or so, but not too many people seemed to take the possibility all that seriously; many claimed that it was unlikely that such a project would actually ever see the light of day, given Apple's tight focus on Mac OS development... 565: So What's the Word? (3/24/98) So we wonder what happened in today's Apple board meeting? Multiple sources have been saying that today's agenda included a "put up or shut up" wake-up call for Steve Jobs. Apparently Steve's been keeping everyone hanging on whether or not he's ever going to take the permanent CEO spot...
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