Knockoff iPod shuffle giveaway ruffles some feathers
If you were one of the lucky individuals attending the Swiss Economic Forum last week, you might have been one of 1,200 attendees who received an MP3 player that closely resembled a last-generation iPod shuffle. According to Cult of Mac, the Switzerland-based insurance company Mobiliar gave out the digital audio players that were pretty much dead ringers for the only attractive iPod shuffle Apple has ever made.
Most of the folks receiving the free player were probably pretty happy—after all, conference swag has taken such a sharp downturn in the last five years. But there was at least one attendee who was not amused by the iPod knockoff gift: head of Apple Switzerland Arian Schmucki. Apparently, he never learned not to look a gift horse in the mouth.
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Knockoff iPod shuffle giveaway ruffles some feathers
If you were one of the lucky individuals attending the Swiss Economic Forum last week, you might have been one of 1,200 attendees who received an MP3 player that closely resembled a last-generation iPod shuffle. According to Cult of Mac, the Switzerland-based insurance company Mobiliar gave out the digital audio players that were pretty much dead ringers for the only attractive iPod shuffle Apple has ever made.
Most of the folks receiving the free player were probably pretty happy—after all, conference swag has taken such a sharp downturn in the last five years. But there was at least one attendee who was not amused by the iPod knockoff gift: head of Apple Switzerland Arian Schmucki. Apparently, he never learned not to look a gift horse in the mouth.
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New Aussie, Swiss Apple Store openings
We’ve been inundated with emails today talking about the two international Apple Store openings.
The first new store is in Zurich, Switzerland. Reader Greg sent us a link to his Flickr gallery with plenty of documentation of the new Bahnhofstrasse store. Here’s a pic of part of the huge crowd just before the opening:
Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, another Apple Store will be opening in a few short hours in Melbourne, Australia. The new Doncaster store appears to be a wide-body layout in a mall, and is the second Melbourne store. We’re hoping to get pictures from our friends down under as soon as the opening occurs. Here’s a photo taken on Friday (yesterday in Melbourne) of the store prior to the opening:
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Geneva Apple Store opening photos
As promised, the Apple Store on Rue de Rive in Geneva, Switzerland opened this morning, and TUAW reader Sylvain is on the spot and sending in some great pictures. From the looks of it, the place is packed, the weather is great and everyone is having a good time.
Meanwhile, we’re still waiting for two Zurich stores to open; one in the Glattzentrum shopping mall and one on Bahnhofstrasse.
If you happen to visit this store today or over the weekend, please let us know! We’d love to hear your stories and see your own shots. Have fun, Geneva!
Gallery: Apple Store Rue De Rive, Geneva
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Switzerland Apple Stores near completion
The Apple retail machine continues to move, this time across Switzerland, as three stores are nearly ready. ifoAppleStore reports that the store in Zurich’s Glattzentrum shopping mall should be in business any time now, and they’ve posted some tantalizing spy shots.
A second store is scheduled to open in Zurich on Bahnhofstrasse by year’s end. Job postings for these locations began to appear on Apple’s job board as early as last February.
Finally, a third store on Rue de Rive (Geneva) is scheduled to open later this month.
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Switzerland Apple Stores near completion
The Apple retail machine continues to move, this time across Switzerland, as three stores are nearly ready. ifoAppleStore reports that the store in Zurich’s Glattzentrum shopping mall should be in business any time now, and they’ve posted some tantalizing spy shots.
A second store is scheduled to open in Zurich on Bahnhofstrasse by year’s end. Job postings for these locations began to appear on Apple’s job board as early as last February.
Finally, a third store on Rue de Rive (Geneva) is scheduled to open later this month.
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