Gothamist: Fifth Avenue Apple Store Frenzy

majid

Thu, 31 Aug 2006 16:04:34 -0500

I Love This Man And The Apple !!!

apple fan

Sun, 04 Jun 2006 02:28:38 -0500

there was some hot chicks at the apple store...one girl in particular who was on line with me..she was so hot! She was wearing a green jacket and green pants...f'in sexy face and body. Anyone know who she was?

spakson jub

Mon, 22 May 2006 21:31:05 -0500

whoa. Steve Jobs only took one class in community college, he totally stole all Wozniak's ideas and he is the adopted and his birth parents were syrian terrorists! that shit is crazy. And the dude had pancreatic cancer. No wonder the dude wears acid washed jeans

areacode212

Sat, 20 May 2006 21:24:25 -0500

"Apple" + "celebrity" on Flickr gave me this, but alas, it's only Chris Parnell, Spike Lee & Stephen Colbert.

Tomson

Sat, 20 May 2006 20:20:29 -0500

Where can i find Celebrity photos from last night??

gary

Sat, 20 May 2006 12:11:19 -0500

so now NYC has its own version of I.M. Pei's glass pyramid (although it's a glass cube)? does this make the Apple store beneath it, NYC's Louvre? Maybe the Apple store will be the focus of Dan Brown's next novel "The Jobs Code"?

Darrin

Sat, 20 May 2006 11:48:47 -0500

If you're still at that playground stage of attacking Macs & Mac users, you just don't get it and you never will. Now, put down your pails & shovels. It's nap time. Let us adults play now.

Sat, 20 May 2006 09:31:34 -0500

CA: Steve probably became "Manorexic" due to his battle with PANCREATIC CANCER....... Lost my mom to pancreatic cancer...it's a devastating disease......

kj

Sat, 20 May 2006 01:32:51 -0500

Brightliner loves Mancock Juice.

Brightliner

Sat, 20 May 2006 00:50:28 -0500

More like "people who use Windows PCs commenting." Because funnily enough, last time I knew, Macs were still computers and I don't see Mac users calling this ridiculous. And usually when you see the word "Fascist" bandied about casually, it's by somebody intolerant, one of the primary characteristics of Fascism. mrmgraphics, You're right. It's just silly envy. Just look at post #45 above. Nothing to add to the discussion, simply a personal attack. Most of the negative posters just spout the usual FUD. "80% of applications won't run on Macs"? Aside from the fact that most of those are just plain garbage or undistinguished competition for the remaining 20% (assuming such a statistic was true), "Bill Tates" obviously isn't well-informed about the ability of current Macs to run Windows, either directly via Apple's free Boot Camp software or via virtualization using Parallels, the latter being more convenient but incurring a minor performance penalty.

ImJimKrmerrrrrrrr

Sat, 20 May 2006 00:34:41 -0500

Jim Krmmmmrrrrr says, Apple stock, buy, buy, buy. bulls get rich, bears get rich, hogs get slaughtered. Why must you Apple folks get offended so much that you actually need to get on boards and defend your choice of computer? You don't see me telling people to buy a Glock because I have one. Sig Sauers are just as good.

kj

Sat, 20 May 2006 00:15:15 -0500

I don't think it's PC folks commenting about Apple stuff. I think it's normal eveyday people who use computers commenting how ridiculous Apple Fascists sre.

mrmgraphics

Sat, 20 May 2006 00:05:19 -0500

+ Hmnn...lots of PC folks questioning why anyone would waste time lining up for an Apple store grand opening. So, if it's a waste of time waiting in line for an Apple store grand opening, what would you call taking the time to post negative comments regarding waiting in line for an Apple store grand opening?

STFU Brightliner

Fri, 19 May 2006 22:40:01 -0500

My, my. Brightliner's razor-sharp wit strikes again. PC Richard jokes? Looking up actor bios on IMDB for the sake of a lame comeback? Wow, you've finally outdone your pathetic Tomb Raider: Legend joke.

meesalikeu

Fri, 19 May 2006 22:28:08 -0500

i thought some entertinment was supposed to show up. what happened to that? it was just a lame trekkie convention.

moses supposes

Fri, 19 May 2006 22:25:09 -0500

Yeah, I don't get that Mac Commercial. The fat guy is alot funnier than the lame Mac dude. I thought it was a pro PC commercial.

mymimi

Fri, 19 May 2006 22:22:52 -0500

"ED"? yep, homo. nuff said.

Brightliner

Fri, 19 May 2006 22:14:26 -0500

The overweight guy was more likable, charismatic AND funny. He's a great actor. No comment on the other homo.My, my. The mindless mudslinging from envious PC owners never seems to stop. The "great actor" can't seem to get a role other than an occasional cast member on "The Daily Show." The "other homo," aka Justin Long, seems to have been in 19 movies in the last seven years (plus a regular role in the TV show "Ed"). Wait, doesn't there need to be at least two "homos" in order for there to be an "other?" So is John Hodgman, aka "overweight guy," the first "homo?" Typical. Just typical. Can't win an argument based on the facts, so it comes down to elementary school-level namecalling.

CA

Fri, 19 May 2006 22:12:31 -0500

When did steve jobs become manorexic???

D

Fri, 19 May 2006 21:35:31 -0500

Spike Lee and Finesse Mitchell are in the cube.

zincink

Fri, 19 May 2006 21:08:11 -0500

I must see this! I have to see it in person..will I be able to sit near the cube and surf wireless? I wonder if they are giving away the new black ibooks..I always said they should have a buy one get one half off..or at least a gypsy freelance discount.. will pigeons be sitting on the cube?

d

Fri, 19 May 2006 20:04:58 -0500

Been in line for 2 hrs for the chance to win a macbook. I must be nuts. At least the wifi works!

pugsley

Fri, 19 May 2006 20:00:23 -0500

Where's the stuff. I thought shoppers could walk around inside the cube, but now I see it's just a giant cube covering a hole. In anycase it's still impressive. if I weren't so cheap I might actually be a mac guy.

josefina

Fri, 19 May 2006 19:06:14 -0500

b-o-r-i-n-g.

Alice Kuaga

Fri, 19 May 2006 19:02:03 -0500

Omigod! I totally missed camping out for the opening of the Apple store. Why Oh why? oh, that's right, I'm sane.

mike

Fri, 19 May 2006 19:00:12 -0500

I think it says something sad about the state of architecture today when people think a plain glass cube is pretty amazing.

tevetobs

Fri, 19 May 2006 18:56:42 -0500

The overweight guy was more likable, charismatic AND funny. He's a great actor. No comment on the other homo.

jenna terrorcon

Fri, 19 May 2006 18:55:56 -0500

Looking at the store's opening kinda makes me have perverse thoughts like a car careening off the road right into it causing all the glass shards to fall into the waiting hordes below killing everyone. that's fucked up but that shit does not look safe at all.

Kinsey

Fri, 19 May 2006 18:51:45 -0500

Did you guys watch the apple commercial with the guy from dodgeball as a HUman mac and a fat guy as a PC? I actually think the Fat guy was more charismatic and funnier than the smarmy dodgeball guy. Made me appreciate my PC more than a Mac, actually. Is that Bad marketing by Apple or what?

Bill Tates

Fri, 19 May 2006 18:44:59 -0500

Everyone I know who's ever bought a Mac has regretted it. The Mac is just a marketing ploy to attract snooty hipsters. Once they learn they can't run 80 percent of the applications on their macs they are like wTF? Also, how innovative is a mac when it's only got ONE GODDAMN button on it's mouse? RIDICULOUS!!!!

Karl Rove's Mom

Fri, 19 May 2006 18:41:59 -0500

why oh why is steve jobs still wearing a black mock turtleneck and jeans? The dude is a billionaire, and he's reduced to a marketing gimmick. sad.

neil

Fri, 19 May 2006 18:09:28 -0500

A bit of a valid point there. Let's not forget the local stores that usually suffer from the big bad empires. Tekserve http://www.tekserve.com/ and Digital Society http://www.digsoc.com/

Jack

Fri, 19 May 2006 15:28:07 -0500

Since nobody has mentioned Tekserve, I will. They've been in NYC for years and have been running their store like an "Apple Store" for years. Their service is much better, and they often have a better variety of items than the "official" stores. Why? Easy! The Apple Stores are mainly a showcase for Apple products and that's it. Any third-party product selection is minimal at best. Independent sellers like Tekserve have a better selection of third-party items AND have the same Apple hardware as well. As for people waiting in line? I'm starting to think that a lot of the people supposedly "waiting in line" at this store and other recent events--Trader Joe's, Fairway, XBox 360 release, etc...--are paid shills who are hired to simply wait in line so people start yammering about the event/item like crazy. It's not unhread of at all. And it's the only logical explanation for anyone waiting in line for a bunch of bananas or Apple hardware you can buy elsewhere.

mihow

Fri, 19 May 2006 15:12:05 -0500

I was just up there and took some shots. I might even have one or two of Modern Girl. :] Just kidding. Check 'em out Here.

Modern Girl

Fri, 19 May 2006 15:03:04 -0500

I am camping out in the store for the first 24hrs in hopes of winning a Mac Book! (Yes I am crazy) Check out my blog as I will be documenting the entire experience and my inevitable descent into further insanity: http://www.fourfiftyninepm.blogspot.com/

edEx

Fri, 19 May 2006 12:54:23 -0500

The first person on line is in a wheelchair, I hope that elevator works when they open those doors at 6pm.

Brightliner

Fri, 19 May 2006 12:44:56 -0500

Boy, do the Mac-haters sound pissed here. Don't worry, be happy. Just go down to your local, beautiful PC Richard tonight and take in the lush ambience. Or better yet, go to J&R Ripoff World and their horribly laid-out stores on Park Row. Hey, maybe if you're lucky, they'll get Frank Gehry to design them a new building.

Darrin

Fri, 19 May 2006 12:35:17 -0500

I think I know how they'll keep all that glass clean: Mac can hire the unemployed IBM PC makers. You know, the ones who once-upon-a-time made those "superior PCs" that "everyone" used, because "Mac had no marketshare" and "there's more software made for PCs"? Yeah, those guys.

bowhouse

Fri, 19 May 2006 12:20:30 -0500

why thank you, mees van this apple store still has them all beat, including anything by richard meyer.

Mees Vander Row

Fri, 19 May 2006 12:16:08 -0500

Bowhouse you misspelled that architects name. It's I. M. Pay.

what?

Fri, 19 May 2006 12:13:41 -0500

what?

donna

Fri, 19 May 2006 11:59:43 -0500

I bet Richard Meister is wondering why he can't architect buildings like this. Getty Museum? Pshhaw!

threetoedsloth

Fri, 19 May 2006 11:56:08 -0500

How are they going to keep all that glass clean?

EDK

Fri, 19 May 2006 11:54:28 -0500

yeah, you sound like a real architecture expert. it's frank lloyd wright.

bowhouse

Fri, 19 May 2006 11:34:38 -0500

IM Pei eat ur hart out, this apple store has them all beat, including frank lewis right.

Kevin G

Fri, 19 May 2006 11:30:23 -0500

I can't believe people are sleeping out for this. It's a frickin' Apple Store; there's one in SoHo. Usually overcrowded and overpriced.

EDK

Fri, 19 May 2006 11:28:16 -0500

meh.... http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y33/edk197/appleripoff.jpg

Dan

Fri, 19 May 2006 11:05:53 -0500

In his remarks at the press preview yesterday, Johnson said Apple does *$4000* per sq foot across all 176 stores, not Forrester's $2489. He wouldn't break down the average ticket. But work it out: $4K per sq ft times 10K sq ft, and Apple's expecting $40M revenue out of this store alone. And that's a minimum, because the $4K figure is an average and this had better not be an average store. The real number may be twice that.

Waffle house cook

Fri, 19 May 2006 11:02:47 -0500

So, if the store is open 24/7, 365.25 days of the year...does the store have a LOCK on the door? and if so, why?

Tim N.

Fri, 19 May 2006 10:42:07 -0500

What. Ever.

steve jobs

Fri, 19 May 2006 10:35:13 -0500

I guess Mac people are no different than those people who swarm the Costco food demos. Except for the berets.

rabid

Fri, 19 May 2006 10:23:19 -0500

oh yeah, I'd much rather spend a grand on something I could possibly get for free just by showing up to a store opening

thurstonbowel

Fri, 19 May 2006 10:19:41 -0500

wait, I thought mac people were rich and PC people were poor? just buy it, unless you're not rich.

D

Fri, 19 May 2006 10:18:32 -0500

Here are the rules

rabid

Fri, 19 May 2006 10:15:19 -0500

yeah where are the rules?

D

Fri, 19 May 2006 10:13:39 -0500

I didn't see the rules for the macbook giveaway in the link. Am I missing something?

MacBoy5

Fri, 19 May 2006 10:00:27 -0500

Apple fans seem to be the new Trekkies.

applechick

Fri, 19 May 2006 09:56:56 -0500

There were about 40-50 people who all slept out there as of about 15 minutes ago. Getting wet for the new cube....I'll wait until 6 please.