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Groovy · Jul 21, 2002, 02:42 PM

At the SoHo store Steve said Apple will be charging Admission to get into all
stores since Apple stores are more fun than going to see the latest movies
at your local theater.

You will be able to order advanced tickets via a new features in 10.2 called iMoney.

When Steve was asked why they call it iMoney and not something like iTickets
Steve said "because i want your money" he laughed but we didn't.

You will be able to use iMoney for other stuff like writing checks and Apple
will electronically send them to venders for you etc.....

Steve didn't say how much it would cost to get into an Apple store but
he did say it would be in line with what movie theaters charge to get into
to see the latest big screen films.

; )

[ 07-21-2002, 02:43 PM: Message edited by: Groovy ]

godzookie2k · Jul 21, 2002, 02:51 PM

[insert strained laughter here]

ajprice · Jul 21, 2002, 03:04 PM

[HOMER]Hehe, it's funny 'cos it's true, hee hee![/HOMER]

Hmm, something strange goes on with my ASS sig.

[ 07-21-2002, 03:08 PM: Message edited by: ajprice ]

mitchell_pgh · Jul 21, 2002, 03:05 PM

mitchell_pgh score: -1 (Troll)

asxless · Jul 21, 2002, 03:37 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Groovy:
At the SoHo store Steve said Apple will be charging Admission to get into all stores since Apple stores are more fun than going to see the latest movies at your local theater....<hr /></blockquote>I heard that you could get a free, 3min 'Trial Ticket", so that you could see for yourself why Apple stores will be worth the price of admission <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />

asxless in iLand

Groovy · Jul 21, 2002, 03:39 PM

mitchell_pgh - I was not trolling I was just having some fun and why I added a ; )

If you want to talk about scores then fine. On the needs to lighten up scale.

you score a 10

: )

Groovy · Jul 21, 2002, 03:43 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr /> I heard that you could get a free, 3min 'Trial Ticket", so that you could see for yourself why Apple stores will be worth the price of admission<hr /></blockquote>LOL I like how you emphasized "will be"

[ 07-21-2002, 03:44 PM: Message edited by: Groovy ]

Anomalous · Jul 21, 2002, 04:38 PM

I suppose people who are already inside the stores will be grabbed by security guards and thrown outside. "We never said it was free for life!"

asxless · Jul 21, 2002, 05:04 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Anomalous:
I suppose people who are already inside the stores will be grabbed by security guards and thrown outside. "We never said it was free for life!"<hr /></blockquote>Yeah. But that's only after the 3 minute warning expires. They will have had ample warning from the sign at the back of the store:
"You only have 2:34 minutes left to take advantage of this special 1/2 price admission." <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />

booboo · Jul 21, 2002, 06:18 PM

What they should do is say admission is free, and then charge you...

AJ · Jul 21, 2002, 06:31 PM

Thread lock in...

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KaptainKaya · Jul 21, 2002, 06:36 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by ajprice:


Hmm, something strange goes on with my ASS sig.

<hr /></blockquote>Yeah, the link goes to an HTML file while the visible link has .jpg as the extension.

Amorya · Jul 21, 2002, 06:58 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by KaptainKaya:
 <blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by ajprice:


Hmm, something strange goes on with my ASS sig.

<hr /></blockquote>Yeah, the link goes to an HTML file while the visible link has .jpg as the extension.<hr /></blockquote>Just testing mine...

Amorya

Brazuca · Jul 21, 2002, 07:43 PM

Hahahah!! Thursday I was thinking the same thing!

What I heard though, is that instead of paying each time you go in, you'll purchase a "membership pass", which allows you to enter a store anytime you like. Despite the hefty yearly cost, those who join will have benefits like:

Seats (with cushions)
Adjustable A/C
Interior Lights (7 or 8)
Actual human beings to help you.
Oxygen (a whole 20% of the air inside, approximately)
Nitrogen (and various other gases)
You'll be able to touch the hardware
And a new service called iCharge. This is where the sales rep (who has your CC info) actually makes the purchasing decisions for you according to what he/she feels would best benefit you!!!

Many more features will come, so we should all feel good that this will help Apple. It's expensive to run these stores...