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Happy 10th Birthday, Apple Store Online!

Saturday, November 10, 2007 - 05:20 PM EST

"10 years ago, on November 10, 1997, the Apple Store opened online for US customers," setteB.IT reports. At the time, you could buy Mac OS 8, G3 Macs, and Newtons!

"In the first 12 hours the Apple Store had 4.4 million hits and got US$500,000 in orders," setteB.IT reports.

"Apple Store for UK opened on May 1998; Sweden on September 1998; Belgium + France + Germany + The Netherlands + Spain + Italy on January 1999; Japan on February 1999; Austria and Swtzerland on March 1999," setteB.IT reports.

"On May 1998 with the availability of the PowerBook G3 'WallStreet' the Apple Store achieved 1.9 million dollar and the new Apple Store Education its first million," setteB.IT.

Full article (in Italian) here.

Full article (in English via Google Translation here.

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Nov 10, 07 - 05:55 pm Comment from: Treehouse

Apple was really slow in getting to the direct sales market.

Obviously, even slower in opening their own stores.

Nov 10, 07 - 07:14 pm Comment from: ron

Get back to your treehouse, nimrod.

Nov 10, 07 - 08:15 pm Comment from: macromancer

"Obviously, even slower in opening their own stores."

And as we've seen, that has certainly led to it being a gigantic failure.

Nov 10, 07 - 08:21 pm Comment from: SKY LARK

Well "Hippy Burp" day to you Apple Store. Here's to another ten.

Just for the heck of it, here is a funny skit from "The two Ronnies", well worth a gander.

FORK HANDLES

Nov 10, 07 - 08:39 pm Comment from: ChrissyOne

@ Treehouse
"Obviously, even slower in opening their own stores."

Whereas industry-leading Gateway Country stores were first on the scene, and to this day, their visionary design and market-busting profitability are the envy of the rest of the compu-...

Oh wait, never mind.

Nov 10, 07 - 08:47 pm Comment from: Hippy

{burp!}

Nov 10, 07 - 09:00 pm Comment from: TowerTone

OK, just eleven more years till I can take ya out and get ya liquored up.
Until then, yer mom will have to do....

Nov 10, 07 - 10:18 pm Comment from: Mauritius Kestrel

And happy 15,484th story MDN?

- the Ape Harm Alert Foundation

It's all about perspective.

Nov 10, 07 - 10:22 pm Comment from: Mauritius Kestrel

P.S. TowerTone

You always were the pretty one.

Nov 10, 07 - 10:26 pm Comment from: TowerTone

"You always were the pretty one."

See everybody, he IS smart!

Nov 10, 07 - 10:46 pm Comment from: Funny Guy

I still like my Bunny Toasted.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQa2vLa_A3Q

How come my new IntelMac isn't as fast as that old G3?

Nov 10, 07 - 10:57 pm Comment from: Mauritiusr Kestrel

"How come my new IntelMac isn't as fast as that old G3?"

Because your obscure porn site hasn't caught up?

Nov 10, 07 - 11:08 pm Comment from: Crap For A Name

It's really difficult not being Ampar. I liked the drug names. The rare bird was fun too. Life is short. Too short. Wish me luck as I defy the odds once again.

I would love to party with ChrissyOne and TowerTone and Jim the IV at least one time. Love you guys.

And you too, Cubert.

Nov 10, 07 - 11:32 pm Comment from: Mauritius Kestrel

And isn't Shoeman that guy that smells like Old Spice carrying a box of of wine that we don't care if he gets his ass kicked?

Nov 10, 07 - 11:46 pm Comment from: Jim - TIV

@Crap... did someone say party? woohooo!!! I'm in.

just let me get to the chiropractor and get my back in alignment and I'm THERE!

Nov 11, 07 - 12:25 am Comment from: TowerTone

Party? Let me check my calendar.
Yeah, I'm free.
So, when is it?

Nov 11, 07 - 12:58 am Comment from: ChrissyOne

Booze.

What?

Nov 11, 07 - 01:43 am Comment from: He HE

What are those beige box's?

Nov 11, 07 - 02:44 am Comment from: Chris G

BTW, Apple Online Store is down, down, down...

Nov 11, 07 - 08:34 pm Comment from: Cubert

Drugged Up Bird Shit Name,
Thanks.

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