5th Ave Apple Store opens tonight.

[LordJezo]

<p><a href="http://www.apple.com/retail/fifthavenue/" target="_blank">Only a few hours to go.</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>It's going to be open 24x7x365.</p><p>Anyone plan on going to the grand opening?&nbsp; I've read on Apple message boards that people have been camping out for days, flying in from all over the country.</p><p>I plan on checking it out Saturday.&nbsp; Anyone else?&nbsp;</p><a href="http://www.apple.com/retail/fifthavenue/" target="_blank"></a>

[Don Stugots]

i will go in a week or two. tonight BRIAN REAGAN AT CAROLINES!!! 8.00 SHOW!!!

[angrymissy]

<strong>LordJezo</strong> wrote:<br /><p><a href="http://www.apple.com/retail/fifthavenue/" target="_blank">Only a few hours to go.</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>It's going to be open 24x7x365.</p><p>Anyone plan on going to the grand opening?&nbsp; I've read on Apple message boards that people have been camping out for days, flying in from all over the country.</p><p>I plan on checking it out Saturday.&nbsp; Anyone else?&nbsp;</p><a href="http://www.apple.com/retail/fifthavenue/" target="_blank"></a><p>Why would people fly in for it?&nbsp; Apple has sent me an email about this every freaking day for the past month.</p>

[Tenbatsuzen]

<p>I only have a 30 gig IPod video... shoudl I care?&nbsp; Are they gonna make my IPod super-special?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

[cupcakelove]

What is it that makes this store different than all the other apple
stores already out there? I'm really curious about why this is a
big deal.<br />

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by cupcakelove on 5-19-06 @ 9:50 AM</span>

[yomudder21]

<p><a href="http://www.apple.com/retail/fifthavenue/">http://www.apple.com/retail/fifthavenue/</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Take a look at that promo shot of the entrance to the place.&nbsp; It really is amazing looking.&nbsp; You walk into this huge glass box and go down stairs.&nbsp;</p>

[Doctor Manhattan]

<font color="#ff0000" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red; font-family: verdana">The store is in the basement? </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red; font-family: verdana">They are giving away free Mac Books (the replacement for the iBook (looks the same but has the Intel chip and comes in black as well as white, just like they did with the new iPods)) 1 every hour for the 1st 24 hours they are open.</span><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; color: black; font-family: verdana"> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red; font-family: verdana">So aside from the glass box (which is gonna get smashed sometime soon, can't wait to see that!) is there any difference between this any any other Apple Store?</span></p></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red; font-family: verdana">And why the fuck would it be open 24/7? If you're buying a Mac or iPod at 3:00 am, you have issues.</span><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; color: black; font-family: verdana"> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red; font-family: verdana"><font color="#0000ff">And the &quot;genius bar&quot; is so fucking gay. I hate that they call it that! These are computers designed to be extremely simple to use. How much of a &quot;genius&quot; do you need to be to help people who own them?</font></span></p></span></font>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by Doctor Manhattan on 5-19-06 @ 10:12 AM</span>

[fezident]

<p>On a hot August day, I estimate the temperature in that solarium to clock in at about, I dunno, 115 degrees.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Looks friggin' amazing though.&nbsp; Very &quot;Apple-y&quot;.</p>

[Tenbatsuzen]

<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>fezident</strong> wrote:<br /><p>On a hot August day, I estimate the temperature in that solarium to clock in at about, I dunno, 115 degrees.</p><p> </p><p>Looks friggin' amazing though. Very &quot;Apple-y&quot;.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Mmmmm, nothing like sweaty computer geeks.&nbsp; That aroma would be AWESOME.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

[Furtherman]

<p><img height="253" src="http://images.apple.com/retail/fifthavenue/images/photo_fifthavenue051806.jpg" width="410" border="0" /></p><p>This is how The Borg started.&nbsp; You will be assimilated.</p>