Steve Jobs returns to work full-time, unveils Apple Retail mini stores

Apple is slated to open 6 "Retail mini" stores this weekend and Apple CEO Steve Jobs held a
news conference today to throw the curtains open on the Palo Alto location.

The mini stores will help Apple achieve their goal of having 100 stores open worldwide by the end of the year. But since the mini stores are only half the size of the of the smallest existing Apple retail store, shouldn't you need twice as many of them to hit the target? Hmmm...

What's next? An Apple Store within an Apple Store? An Apple kiosk? I can just picture it now.. an Apple kiosk in the middle of your average suburban mall. Wedged between the Piercing Pagoda booth and the  so-called novelty shirt stand that prominently displays a powder blue "Bourbon Cowboy" t-shirt.