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Apple to more than double floor space at iconic Fifth Avenue store
I think there are bigger tax advantages to leasing. Many big companies who have built their own office towers then sell them to a real estate venture who then lease them back to the company, the CBS "Black Rock" building in NYC being just one example.ksec said:Why hasnt Apple gone into property market?
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Debunking retail rumors, Apple says its stores are equipped to repair new MacBook Pros
I would believe that they have the appropriate diagnostic tools, but repairs? Considering that a lot of components in the new MBPs are soldered or glued down, are they really able to do local repairs? I would doubt that. Do they even have the capability of replacing a battery? Watch the iFixIt videos - it's a nightmare. IIRC, they couldn't take the machine apart without breaking something.
(I had a recent debate with a photography tech writer over this. He actually preferred machines in which the user can't change the battery, storage and memory because he said those were failure points. But I hate the fact that Apple has taken this out of our control. I think the design of my late-2008 MBP with the door that revealed an accessible hard drive and battery and removing a few screws to get to the memory chips was a far superior design and I refuse to believe that Apple could not accomplish this again if they really wanted to.) That late-2008 MBP just died on me and I bought the new MBP, but it's left a very bad taste in my mouth: Apple was always expensive, but I never felt like the company was ripping us off. Leaving out the power adapter extension cord and not putting a few USB adapters (or a coupon for a few) in the box feels like Apple has been taken over by accountants. And $1200 to upgrade from a 512MB to 2TB SSD? ($1400 from 256MB). Combine that with the non-upgradability of the machine and Apple turning into a sloth when it comes to meaningful new products and upgrades and I really don't have very good feelings about Apple anymore.
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On resignation day, Steve Jobs worked a full day at Apple HQ
Quote:Originally Posted by sternapples53
I find it kind of strange to see so many in denial of Jobs health. After all he was treated for an incurable cancer and if you talk to any doc they will tell you getting a liver transplant is the final stage of keeping yourself alive when you have pancreatic cancer. Liver transplant patients get maybe 2 to 3 years more life. I was more upset back in 2004 when i heard he had pancreatic cancer after seeing a close family friend die from it in less than a year. Its still sad and even thou I have been expecting this day to come. I hope he gets to spend his remaining time with his family. he has a legacy that will not be seen again for a long time.
I don't think people are in denial; I think they're trying to be positive. Also, I think it's both rude and cruel, regardless of the reality, to post on a site like this one that someone is going to die, especially because no one (at least no one posting) knows the complete exact circumstances. One thing to remember is that unlike us ordinary mortals with ordinary health insurance, Steve has resources enabling him to get the best treatment in the world, not that that makes him immune from the ravages of serious disease and the associated treatment.
Personally, I wish (as everyone does) that he's got years left but that he's simply finally made the calculation that as someone with a serious disease, chances are he's got far less time than someone without disease and that he's decided to devote more time to his family. Also, we don't know whether it's the treatment or the disease itself that's apparently making him weak.
