“Is there some correlation between Apple’s retail store locations and figures released in Oct. 2005 on Internet use and computer ownership? Apparently so… The map below (see full article link) shows the just-released rankings (2003) by the Census Bureau for households with computer access, and households with a computer, as a percentage of the state’s population,” ifo Apple Store.com reports.
“As you can see, the Gulf Coast states are particularly indicative of some connection between Apple’s location decisions and computer/Internet use–four states rank at the very bottom of the 50 states and District of Columbia. New Mexico, West Virginia and South Carolina round out the bottom seven states. Oklahoma, the next lowest-ranked state, just opened an Apple store in September,” ,” ifo Apple Store.com reports.
Full article plus map here.
Apple’s retail stores list and info here.
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Is there some correlation between George Bush fans and figures released in Oct. 2005 on Internet use and computer ownership? Apparently so..
Looks like Republican States to me.
hmmm .. I dunno .. Montreal has computers and computer users up the wazoo and there isn’t any Apple Store there either.
But .. there is indeed an iTMS in Montreal! Yessss! Everybody get a load of the new Christmas Music promotion in the iTMS? Wow! falala lala .. lala la la. heh.
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewGenre?genreId=8
It downt take a jeanyus!
Sell ’em where they’ll sell.
Someone please confirm – does that map show Utah as being the #1 state for internet connectivity per houshold?
MDN word: already
Next Canadian Apple Store, Vancouver, Broadway and Granville.
Here, this will make you feel better. As you can see from this county map from the 2004 election, almost every state is a Republican state.
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http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/vote2004/countymap.htm
Well, I live in New Mexico, and I can believe that we’re near the bottom of internet using states, but at the same time, there’s a massive Intel plant just 20 miles from my house, AOL has a big office here, Philips, heck, even Apple has a building here that does something. I certainly don’t expect Apple to build 10 stores in NM, but they could put one in Albuquerque. I’m sure Albuquerque has a very high percentage of the state’s internet usage, it’s just that most of the rest of the state is empty!The don’t refer to Albuquerque/Rio Rancho as “Silicon Mesa” for nothing!
I love de southern states! No, I really do! All de raping and pillaging and looting . . . even by cops!! Yeh-heh-hehessss – good stuff!
And really, it begs de question: If there had been an Apple store in de city, how many Macs and iPods do you think the New Orleans Police Department would have . . . “rescued”?
Hey, come onnnnnn. I keed. I keed the pathetic.
me: I just read an article the other day. Utah is number one in computers in households, but in the top 5 for internet in households.
MW: West “It gets better in the west.”