Apple opens its Biggest Store in the World

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#1 Hexagon_777
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London, as we all know, is a pretty important place in the general scheme of things, what with the Stock Exchange, Wembley Stadium and Buckingham Palace. But if you happen to be a resident of the 2,000 year old city, from tomorrow you can walk that little bit taller, in the knowledge that Apple has chosen to open its biggest store in the world in the capital.

From 10am tomorrow (7 August) Apple's new Covent Garden store will open its doors and take the crown as the largest Apple retail store anywhere.

There will be dedicated rooms for Macs, iPads, iPhone and iPods for the hordes of tourists to lovingly fondle and caress and free technical support will be available from the Genius Bar. Personal training – presumably limited to Apple products – can be had through One to One programmes. There's a Community Room for group learning, and the Pro Labs, where customers can sign-up for in-depth sessions on topics such as Final Cut Pro.

The store features a central courtyard, where free workshops and presentations will be held beneath a skylight that, we are told, is 'breathtaking'.Trusted Reviews
The above is only an excerpt. You can read the full article here.

Doom (and high prices) are upon us! :cry:

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I've seen pictures of it. Looks ridiculously huge. Bring on hundreds of people hanging around using their free Internet. :P
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#3 my_mortal_coil
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It's like Scientology now. It's a cancer on society, and it's full of self-indulgent cultists. RUN!!! Run before they move to Jonestown and start all wearing Nikes!

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I've seen pictures of it. Looks ridiculously huge. Bring on hundreds of people hanging around using their free Internet. :PBourbons3
Sounds like an Apple community centre! Idle customers will start helping other customers, the Apple culture will evolve and spread, and Steve Jobs will be one step further in whatever malicious deeds he has planned.

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#5 lamprey263
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I hear their touchscreen demos are infectious with disease as EVERYONE comes in to touch them
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#6 Skullsoldi3r
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They sell 3 different products... desktops, laptops and ipods... Why the hell do they need a store that big? Lets see average store big enough for 3 products = $250000, Average Computer = $750 Apples store for 3 products = $5000000, Average Apple Product = $2000
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#7 8-Bitterness
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well, thats a big store... free internet hell yeah
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#8 Hexagon_777
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free internet hell yeah8-Bitterness
Do you think they will allow HP or Dell users into the store to use their internet? :shock:

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#9 8-Bitterness
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[QUOTE="8-Bitterness"]free internet hell yeahHexagon_777

Do you think they will allow HP or Dell users into the store to use their internet? :shock:

nope D; but still, if youre desperate enough to go to the store only for the free internet, youll use one of the computers they have there... all day long
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#10 Hexagon_777
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[QUOTE="Hexagon_777"][QUOTE="8-Bitterness"]free internet hell yeah8-Bitterness
Do you think they will allow HP or Dell users into the store to use their internet? :shock:

nope D; but still, if youre desperate enough to go to the store only for the free internet, youll use one of the computers they have there... all day long

Or you could bring your own Apple computer and hang with other Apple computer users while occasionally influencing innocent customers. And how would they get rid of HP and Dell users? "Sir/Madam, you are not using an Apple computer. Would you kindly leave this store?"

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#11 Lonelynight
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Why do they need their own store? Don't they just sell their products at electronic stores?
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I never seen an Apple store, they do sound pretty creepy and cultish :?
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#13 Hexagon_777
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Thought I might as well post this. Courtesy of stanleycup98!

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#14 ferrari2001
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Why the Hell does apple need a store that large. We have a few different types of computers some ipods a phone and a few gadgets. So we're going to make a large store, and put the computers 12 feet apart.
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I've seen pictures of it. Looks ridiculously huge. Bring on hundreds of people hanging around using their free Internet. :PBourbons3
I was going to say the internet thing.:P
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#16 disharmonized
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Ive never been in an apple store, not even sure if I have seen one, but I am pretty sure they do not need that much space.
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#17 Cruse34
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I've been to one before and there actually pretty cool. I got to use an iPad, know I know that its just a big Ipod Touch

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i never understood why they need such big stores.. they sell so few different products.
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#19 Crotazoa8
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So its just an Apple store but bigger? At least the apple fanboys have somewhere to chill now.
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#20 JML897
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I never seen an Apple store, they do sound pretty creepy and cultish :? locopatho

I've seen a few mall ones, they're always clean and somewhat empty (because as someone else said, they really don't have that many products to sell). A small space in the mall is more than enough room for an Apple store, this seems like overkill.

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i never understood why they need such big stores.. they sell so few different products.comp_atkins
Because they attracted tons of people that just want to play with the products...I have never been to an Apple store that wasn't insanely packed with people with seemingly no agenda. Although all those lookie-loos must eventually lead to sales, or that's the hope of Apple...I don't know
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I don't really get why they need so many stores and especially why they need one this big, but okay. I've only been to the Apple store in the Mall of America near Minneapolis, MN, and I'm not an Apple fan to say the least, so maybe that explains my unenthusiasm.
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I bought a Macbook Pro there once, and once I did the deed, the manager comes out and welcomes me to the Apple cult. Pretty amusing, but I prefer to be a person who sees the benefits of both PC and Mac.
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#24 Hexagon_777
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I bought a Macbook Pro there once, and once I did the deed, the manager comes out and welcomes me to the Apple cult. Pretty amusing, but I prefer to be a person who sees the benefits of both PC and Mac.hiphops_savior
The store opens tomorrow. >_>

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Yay, now everyone in the UK can vastly enjoy Apple`s shiny products!!
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Yay, now everyone in the UK can vastly enjoy Apple`s shiny products!! gohan2710
No! I tell people about all these great price comparison websites to increase price awareness amongst the populace! This would only foil my plans!

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[QUOTE="gohan2710"]Yay, now everyone in the UK can vastly enjoy Apple`s shiny products!! Hexagon_777

No! I tell people about all these great price comparison websites to increase price awareness amongst the populace! This would only foil my plans!

but but its soo shiny and pretty :(
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[QUOTE="Hexagon_777"][QUOTE="gohan2710"]Yay, now everyone in the UK can vastly enjoy Apple`s shiny products!! gohan2710
No! I tell people about all these great price comparison websites to increase price awareness amongst the populace! This would only foil my plans!

but but its soo shiny and pretty :(

But it comes at a price...:P

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#29 gohan2710
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But it comes at a price...:PHexagon_777
stop ruining my fun :x
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#30 WreckEm711
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ENVY! Only been in an Apple store once, I wish there was one closer to me :(
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Does it have a Friend Bar?