“More than 500 Neapolitans turned out Sat., March 10, at the Waterside Shops for the opening of the first Apple computer store in Naples. The company opened a similar outlet in Estero several weeks ago. The next nearest outlet is in Boca Raton,” Marty Miron reports for the Naples Sun Times.
“The computers, which are all built by Apple, and come in half a dozen models, are getting a lot of attention lately because of their new ability to run PC Windows systems, including the new Vista, as well as the Apple Macintosh system. This means that users can switch to Mac without giving up their investment in programs,” Miron reports.
Full article here.
More info on Apple Store Waterside Shops: http://www.apple.com/retail/watersideshops/
MacDailyNews Take: Two interesting notes: People still line up for Apple Store openings by the hundreds and a local newspaper reporter actually can get things right about Apple.
Neapolitans?
<Insert Joke Here>
yeah, for them. I guess.
Did the Spartans show?
Was there a rumble?
I’m surprised Apple hasn’t opened a store there sooner.
Naples FL is a very rich area, with very little area for middle to low income people to live.
What a well-written article. It gave lots of information and didn’t go into opinion or FUD.
Most of them time you’ll see something written like, ‘though Apple’s computer are a bit more expensive than competitors…,” which isn’t true. Instead, the writer gave a concise, truthfull, and interesting article.
Well Done!
wouldn’t it be “napilians”, or… “nipplians”???
When did they move Naples from Italy to Fla ?
I never got that memo
“Over 500”
That’s nothing — just a few months back *35* people stayed up til midnight in London to buy Vista! Now that’s some Wow!
“When did they move Naples from Italy to Fla ? “
They didn’t. It’s more a tear in Space/Time. Naples Florida and Naples Italy are actually the same city occupying two locations in Space.
Athens,Georgia; Rome,Georgia; Birmingham, Alabama; Versailles,Kentucky; Panama City, Florida; Manchester,New Hampshire
When they move Naples? The same time they moved the places above, along with alot of others.
jay,
That’d be “Manch-Vegas,” to the locals.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Manch-Vegas
no, neapolitans live in Naples italy
napoleons live in naples florida
Hey, isn’t that Ampar wearing the pink shirt?
Every Apple Store I’ve been in recently has had huge crowds, not just looking at merchandise, but buying. It’s a good time to be Apple.
On another note, converted my friends to their first Mac this week. They bought at CompUSA (don’t know why) and the guy there didn’t know crap about what he was selling. Didn’t know if it came with a mouse or a keyboard or an Airport card or anything. Hellooooo???
Nice NH Guy, it’s nice to see another Manch-Vegas-er on this site. Viva Manch-Vegas!
Over 500??
That’s a low number. Looks like Apple is losing its luster. Ha Ha.
Jason D. O’Grady
http://www.powerpage.org
Aren’t Neapolitans striped with chocolate, vanilla, and strawaberry?
>The computers, which are all built by Apple,>
No kiddin’.
500? Is that the entire town?
After waiting years and years for an Apple store in Southwest Florida, they have opened two within twenty miles of each other in the same month! Yes, the area is wealthy and upscale, but two stores that close seems to me like overkill.
“Manch-Vegas”-that’s funny, NH Guy
Some one correct me if need be, but as mentioned above, Naples is a fairly wealthy area, with mostly trades and service people filling in the rest. The rich are not going to stand in line, and the others are trying to get by on s**t wages and don’t have the time, money, or in alot of cases, the inclination, to stand in a computer store line during work hours. Given the demographics, and the new store a few miles away, 500 in line is not bad.
20 miles between stores won’t seem so close when Apple starts selling iPhones.
You think the stores are crowded now, just wait…
Technically the computers are NOT built by Apple. They are ‘only’ designed by Apple.
TowerTone: Nope. He’s too stiff for Naples. And a helluva lot older.