Apple Store currently offline (Update: 10:45am EDT: Store back online)

For over an hour now, Apple’s online store has been displaying the familiar message that often, but not always, precedes new product additions:

We’ll be back soon. We are busy updating the store for you and will be back shortly.

Visit the Apple Store here.

[UPDATE: 8:37am EDT: Apple has released Mac Pro and Xserve updates. Please see related articles below.]

[UPDATE: 10:45am EDT: Store now back online.]

[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “gr h” for the heads up.]