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Former Apple Retail mastermind jumps ship from Microsoft to Tesla

Former Apple Retail mastermind jumps ship from Microsoft to Tesla

MacMan | July 8, 2010 | 0 Comments

George Blankenship, the strategic genius behind Apple’s booming retail segment, lasted only a year attempting to jumpstart a similar effort at rival Microsoft before being lured away from the software giant to architect the retail experience for upstart Tesla Motors.

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Former Apple Retail mastermind jumps ship from Microsoft to Tesla

Former Apple Retail mastermind jumps ship from Microsoft to Tesla

| July 8, 2010 | 0 Comments

George Blankenship, the strategic genius behind Apple’s booming retail segment, lasted only a year attempting to jumpstart a similar effort at rival Microsoft before being lured away from the software giant to architect the retail experience for upstart Tesla Motors.

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Invites sent for Shanghai Apple Store opening

| July 2, 2010 | 0 Comments
Invites sent for Shanghai Apple Store opening

Filed under: Retail Apple will open its newest retail store in Shanghai, China on Saturday, July 10th. Invitations that feature a red curtain, much like the one that currently drapes the huge glass cylinder that sits atop the store, are being sent to interested parties. Much like the 5th Avenue Store in New York City , Apple Store Shanghai is underground and topped with a huge, glass structure. Adding to the drama are two 1,000 foot tall skyscrapers flanking the store’s entrance

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Apple taking risk with iPhone shortages

| July 1, 2010 | 0 Comments
Apple taking risk with iPhone shortages

Filed under: iPhone The iPhone broke sales records for Apple ( 1.7 million units sold by release day) and still had people lining up a week later . That’s impressive, but according to one analyst it could have been even better. Shaw Wu of Kauffman Bros . believes that Apple could have sold between 2 million and 2.5 million iPhones had that many units been available.

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iPhone 4 customers line up again

| June 29, 2010 | 0 Comments
iPhone 4 customers line up again

Filed under: iPhone This has all happened before, and this will all happen again. When Apple and AT&T made the iPhone 4 available for pre-order, the demand was spectacular . The complete supply sold out within 24 hours. Customers who didn’t get in figured they’d buy one from AT&T on the 24th. Wrong

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what Apple notebook is better the Mac book pro or The Mac AIR?

| June 27, 2010 | 0 Comments
what Apple notebook is better the Mac book pro or The Mac AIR?

Thinking about removing a single of these sorts of apples only not certain that a single is better? Any recommendation would be great! Will symbol most appropriate answer! [Translate] Do you think an Apple mac book or a HP Touch smart …

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Mac Compatible Keyboards – Apple USB and Bluetooth Wireless …

| June 27, 2010 | 0 Comments
Mac Compatible Keyboards – Apple USB and Bluetooth Wireless …

Apple and 3rd-Party compatible USB, Wireless & Bluetooth replacement computer keyboards for Mac mini iMac MacBook or Pro Tower.

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Apple posts viral 'iPad and Velcro' video | 9 to 5 Mac

MacMan | June 27, 2010 | 0 Comments
Apple posts viral 'iPad and Velcro' video | 9 to 5 Mac

The video above by Jesse Rosten hit viral status a few weeks ago and is now at almost 285000 views and now on Apple’s iPad website. The video now featured on the iPad site demonstrates several fun and ‘magical’ (we had to say it) ways …

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Apple Mac HQ » Blog Archive » Apple Has Priority List For iPhone 4 …

| June 27, 2010 | 0 Comments
Apple Mac HQ » Blog Archive » Apple Has Priority List For iPhone 4 …

My local Apple Retail Store was out of iPhone 4, and it’s highly likely yours is as well. You can’t reserver one from AT&T and even the few Wal-Marts and RadioShacks I called were out. I didn’t leave the Apple Store empty handed however …

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iPhone 4 launch: The view from Southern Arizona

MacMan | June 24, 2010 | 0 Comments
iPhone 4 launch: The view from Southern Arizona

Filed under: iPhone The word is BIG. Big lines, probably 4 times what they were last year for the 3GS roll-out. I got to the Apple La Encantada store in Tucson at 6AM to find hundreds of people in both the reserved line and those hopefuls waiting without a reservation for an iPhone 4 . The crowd was calm, but anxious. As I talked to people waiting, I was surprised by how many people were not current iPhone users. There were many BlackBerry owners, and a sprinkling of Motorola and Verizon labeled phones

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