Apple.com
The Apple Store is back up
June 19, 2011: 5:13 AM ETThe yellow Post-it is usually a sign that something new is coming
[UPDATE: The store came back up shortly after 6:00 a.m. EST Sunday. If there were any changes, I can't see them.]
Sometimes Apple (AAPL) takes its online store off-line for cosmetic changes -- like maybe a Father's Day sale. Sometimes it's to clear the decks for a new piece of hardware. What that might be, we can only guess. Among the products due for an upgrade:
- Airport Extreme and Time Capsule. Supplies have been running short and last week's update to the OS X Airport Utility made references to next-generation models.
- MacBook Air. Last refreshed in Oct. 2010, a new version of Apple's lightweight laptop is widely rumored to be in the works. According to Deutsche Bank's Chris Whitmore, however, Apple is holding it for the release of OS X Lion, due in July.
- Cinema Display and Mac Pro. Not much chatter about either of these, but their last refresh was July 27, 2010.
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Apple support: 'Please, why this redesign?'
The newly revamped discussion forums are filled with complaints about the new design
No good deed, they say, goes unpunished.
No sooner had Apple (AAPL) re-opened its newly redesigned Apple Support Communities center -- the place on Apple.com where users bring their computer problems and get comfort, validation and, with any luck, solutions from other users -- than the place was filled with complaints about the redesign and suggestions for how to MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Apr 17, 2011 6:24 AM ET -
Apple store is down
Look for it to open again in advance of the 1 p.m. EDT 'Back to the Mac' event
The Apple (AAPL) drumroll continues.
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Live video: Back to the Mac
What to expect at 'Back to the Mac'[Follow Philip Elmer-DeWitt on Twitter @philiped]
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Oct 20, 2010 12:21 PM ET -
Apple.com store is down. New Macs due
Shortages of iMacs and Mac Pros signaled long overdue product updates
[UPDATE: Apple, as expected, released new iMacs and Mac Pros Tuesday. The iMacs start at $1,199. The Pros start at $2,499 and can be configured with up to 12 processing cores. Press releases, with specs, here and here.
There's also a new $999 27-inch Cinema Display (specs) and a $69 wireless multi-touch trackpad accessory for desktop Macs.
Last -- and least MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Jul 27, 2010 8:16 AM ET
