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Apple Store is closed... on a Friday!!??  

post #1 of 29
10/16/09 at 11:53am
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I am crossing my fingers for new iMacs!
post #2 of 29
10/16/09 at 12:04pm
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Originally Posted by kgbwnet View Post

I am crossing my fingers for new iMacs!

It was open earlier, so who knows? We know that new iMacs are coming, maybe this is it.
post #3 of 29
10/16/09 at 12:08pm
Just caught that the store is closed as well. Very strange.
post #4 of 29
10/16/09 at 12:14pm
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Originally Posted by Cory Bauer View Post

Just caught that the store is closed as well. Very strange.

Yep....
The Apple Store is closed.....maybe new hardware or just maintanence.........

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post #5 of 29
10/16/09 at 12:21pm
it sure is. i was trying to spec out a new computer. I guess that can wait.
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post #6 of 29
10/16/09 at 12:31pm
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Originally Posted by geekdad View Post

Yep....
The Apple Store is closed.....maybe new hardware or just maintanence.........

I don't think they generally do maintenance in the middle of the day. I guess there could have been an unexpected problem.

If it is hardware updates, I wouldn't hold out too much hope that they'll be very compelling. Usually when Apple does "stealth" updates they're just vanilla spec bumps.
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post #7 of 29
10/16/09 at 12:38pm
Awwww, who invited Buzz Killington?


post #8 of 29
10/16/09 at 12:39pm
The downtime is probably related to getting something out before the earnings call on Monday.

But the only product Apple hates enough to dump it out on a Friday evening is the Mini.
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post #9 of 29
10/16/09 at 12:44pm
Its pretty unusual to close the store in the middle of the day. They are missing sales and the store has been down for an hour now........ That has to equate to some big bucks.
So either thay have something to change or update of they had some problem with the website.
Is it down just in the US or in other countries as well???

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post #10 of 29
10/16/09 at 12:52pm
No, not a "down for maintenance"! Need new product.
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post #11 of 29
10/16/09 at 12:53pm
UK store is down too.. (it's 8.55pm here)
post #12 of 29
10/16/09 at 1:08pm
how long has it been down

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Originally Posted by JCP21 View Post

Im sure there doing something important if there closing it on a friday not just usual maintanance
post #13 of 29
10/16/09 at 1:12pm
Coming up on a couple of hours-- which actually might be a sign that there's a technical problem that they're addressing. When they have new product to release (like after the WWDC keynote, say), they have the new source files ready to go and the transition usually only takes a little while.

It's not like putting some new pages up is a huge project.
They spoke of the sayings and doings of their commander, the grand duke, and told stories of his kindness and irascibility.
They spoke of the sayings and doings of their commander, the grand duke, and told stories of his kindness and irascibility.
post #14 of 29
10/16/09 at 1:13pm
Just called 1800my apple. They would not say anything. When I asked about the new iMac he acted glib. But I guess you could read anything into that.
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post #15 of 29
10/16/09 at 1:16pm
its not a huge project except they have to do it globally in sync and they have to be able to handle the volume. once they put it up they test internally before it goes live. they may have found something

or

the site is having an uplanned outage.



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Originally Posted by addabox View Post

Coming up on a couple of hours-- which actually might be a sign that there's a technical problem that they're addressing. When they have new product to release (like after the WWDC keynote, say), they have the new source files ready to go and the transition usually only takes a little while.

It's not like putting some new pages up is a huge project.
post #16 of 29
10/16/09 at 1:18pm
When the new MacBook Pros came out recently it was down for several hours.
2 MacBook Pro's 13 2.53GHz 500GB
1 MacBook Air 1.6GHz, 120GB
2 iPhone 3G's
6 iPod classics, 3-30GB, 1-80GB, 2-120GB
2 Apple TV's, 40GB
1 WiFi Extreem
2 MacBook Pro's 13 2.53GHz 500GB
1 MacBook Air 1.6GHz, 120GB
2 iPhone 3G's
6 iPod classics, 3-30GB, 1-80GB, 2-120GB
2 Apple TV's, 40GB
1 WiFi Extreem
post #17 of 29
10/16/09 at 1:26pm
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Originally Posted by Frank777 View Post

The downtime is probably related to getting something out before the earnings call on Monday.

But the only product Apple hates enough to dump it out on a Friday evening is the Mini.

Wouldn't they update more than one product at a time, as mentioned by others, Apple are missing a lot of orders during the stores down time. But on the other hand it would be strange if Apple chose to update the productline on a friday, and in the evening?
It' probably just maintanence, but I hope for a new iMac
post #18 of 29
10/16/09 at 1:30pm
It's taking MUCH longer that needed for maintenance...new iMacs finally?

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post #19 of 29
10/16/09 at 1:31pm
uk store is back up. Can't see anything obviously different


EDIT: But strangely...gone down again. I'm confused...
post #20 of 29
10/16/09 at 1:31pm
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Originally Posted by Glublick View Post

uk store is back up. Can't see anything obviously different

Swiss store still closed.

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post #21 of 29
10/16/09 at 1:32pm
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Originally Posted by Glublick View Post

uk store is back up. Can't see anything obviously different

UK store is NOT BACK UP.

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post #22 of 29
10/16/09 at 1:40pm
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Originally Posted by brlawyer View Post

UK store is NOT BACK UP.

Indeed...not sure how I refreshed and got the store page? Maybe cached page?

cleared browser cache now and waiting (im)patiently....
post #23 of 29
10/16/09 at 1:40pm
Anticlimactic
2 MacBook Pro's 13 2.53GHz 500GB
1 MacBook Air 1.6GHz, 120GB
2 iPhone 3G's
6 iPod classics, 3-30GB, 1-80GB, 2-120GB
2 Apple TV's, 40GB
1 WiFi Extreem
2 MacBook Pro's 13 2.53GHz 500GB
1 MacBook Air 1.6GHz, 120GB
2 iPhone 3G's
6 iPod classics, 3-30GB, 1-80GB, 2-120GB
2 Apple TV's, 40GB
1 WiFi Extreem
post #24 of 29
10/16/09 at 1:43pm
Store's back up with no obvious changes. Maybe just a tech problem?
They spoke of the sayings and doings of their commander, the grand duke, and told stories of his kindness and irascibility.
They spoke of the sayings and doings of their commander, the grand duke, and told stories of his kindness and irascibility.
post #25 of 29
10/16/09 at 1:45pm
** edit **
From out there on the moon, international politics look so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the neck and drag him a quarter of a million miles out and say, "Look at that!" -...
From out there on the moon, international politics look so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the neck and drag him a quarter of a million miles out and say, "Look at that!" -...
post #26 of 29
10/16/09 at 1:47pm
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Originally Posted by addabox View Post

Store's back up with no obvious changes. Maybe just a tech problem?

Yep...boooooooooring.

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post #27 of 29
10/16/09 at 1:50pm
It's still saying it's down for me
post #28 of 29
10/16/09 at 1:59pm
Empty your cache.
2 MacBook Pro's 13 2.53GHz 500GB
1 MacBook Air 1.6GHz, 120GB
2 iPhone 3G's
6 iPod classics, 3-30GB, 1-80GB, 2-120GB
2 Apple TV's, 40GB
1 WiFi Extreem
2 MacBook Pro's 13 2.53GHz 500GB
1 MacBook Air 1.6GHz, 120GB
2 iPhone 3G's
6 iPod classics, 3-30GB, 1-80GB, 2-120GB
2 Apple TV's, 40GB
1 WiFi Extreem
post #29 of 29
10/16/09 at 2:11pm
Store seems to be up now, I emptied my cache before visiting.
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