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*caps is cruise control for cool]]>Mar 3rd 2009 6:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/*shudders*]]>Mar 3rd 2009 7:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/Mar 3rd 2009 6:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/Mar 3rd 2009 7:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/Mar 3rd 2009 6:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/Mar 3rd 2009 6:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/Mar 3rd 2009 6:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/
But seriously I'm always hot... I keep the AC at like 68 in the summer.]]>Mar 3rd 2009 6:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/Mar 3rd 2009 6:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/
it was a joke...if you can't laugh at yourself, who can you laugh at? lighten up douche bag]]>Mar 3rd 2009 8:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/
Maybe you should lighten up and detect my joke which is why the serious bit started with 'But seriously'. You must be new to the internet, because a common joke reply is F*** You my friend died of whatever you were joking about.]]>Mar 3rd 2009 8:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/Mar 3rd 2009 6:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/Mar 3rd 2009 7:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/

Apple's probably just building hype for something in the coming weeks...]]>Mar 3rd 2009 7:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/Mar 3rd 2009 8:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/Mar 3rd 2009 7:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/Mar 3rd 2009 7:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/
No, really. Fantastic news.]]>Mar 3rd 2009 7:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/Mar 3rd 2009 7:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/
Either these updates are really really minor and incremental, or Apple has lost faith in Phil Schiller's ability to lead a keynote lol. I thought he did a good job last time though.]]>Mar 3rd 2009 7:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/Mar 3rd 2009 7:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/Mar 3rd 2009 7:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/Mar 3rd 2009 7:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/
Sorry, Apple cant make one since they dont like when people "steal" ideas.]]>Mar 3rd 2009 8:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/Mar 3rd 2009 8:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/
ummm.......should that read heart defect ?]]>Mar 3rd 2009 7:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/Mar 3rd 2009 7:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/Mar 3rd 2009 7:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pXfHLUlZf4]]>Mar 3rd 2009 7:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/Mar 3rd 2009 7:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/Mar 3rd 2009 7:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/
Also, I think Apple store has a polished look (e.g. compare to crappy HP on-line store, where you need like 100000 clicks to see anything) and relatively high volume of visitors. Since new products require changes to front page, I think they try to make sure that it all looks nice and beautiful - as it should.

P.S. Nevertheless, such downtimes piss me off too. I was doing stores which also had highly customized product pages (front page, promotions, rebates) and trivial versioning with future dates was making it dead simple for operator to literally replace whole site/look/products every hour if one wanted. But I guess plain web designers are not up to par with me system developer making quick buck on web design :D]]>Mar 3rd 2009 7:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/Also, I think Apple store has a polished look (e.g. compare to crappy HP on-line store, where you need like 100000 clicks to see anything) and relatively high volume of visitors. Since new products require changes to front page, I think they try to make sure that it all looks nice and beautiful - as it should.

A properly designed CMS would make this trivial.]]>Mar 3rd 2009 8:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/Mar 3rd 2009 7:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/Mar 3rd 2009 7:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/Mar 3rd 2009 7:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/Mar 3rd 2009 7:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/-comprehensive redesign
-malicious attack
-create hype

things that don't justify taking down your web shop:
-add articles to inventory]]>Mar 3rd 2009 7:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/ -create hype

But look here - you gave already the main reason!

Bad publicity's better than no publicity. And in the case all you need is to pull the plug to create a reason for everybody to talk about.]]>Mar 3rd 2009 7:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/
If it isn't...NOT AWESOME.]]>Mar 3rd 2009 7:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/Mar 3rd 2009 7:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/
Don't suppose anyone has called the their national Apple store to enquiry have they....?]]>Mar 3rd 2009 8:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/Mar 3rd 2009 7:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/Mar 3rd 2009 7:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/Mar 3rd 2009 7:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/
The only things Apple updates today are the new Unibody iPod Socks. Made out of a solid block of aluminium ;-)]]>Mar 3rd 2009 7:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/Mar 3rd 2009 7:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/Mar 3rd 2009 7:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/Mar 3rd 2009 7:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-store-is-down-new-imac-mac-mini-and-mac-pro-inbound/Mar 3rd 2009 7:57AM