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I wonder if apple will be forced to swap the apple logo on the front of the store with the little 3-balled chandalier logo all the pawn shops have down there... People won't know its a place to buy stuff unless that pawn shop logo is on it.

There are 3 things to do in mississippi... Pawn shops, gamble on the floating casinos, and strip clubs...

6 months in Biloxi was the longest time I've ever spent in hell.

May 24, 08 - 10:03 am Comment from: qka

MDN - it would be helpful if you told us what metropolitan area Ridgeland, MS is in.

Many Apple stores are in the suburbs, so we don't always know what city they are near.

(To save everyone else the trouble, it is near Jackson, MS, the state capitol and largest metropolitan area in the state {according to Wikipedia}. It is no where near the mentioned existing Apple stores in memphis, Baton Rouge, or Birmingham.)

Very happy to have an apple store in MS, even though it will be almost 3 hours north of biloxi.

Pity our friend didn't discover the Gehry-designed museum under construction in Biloxi, or go sailing, canoeing, fishing, kitesurfing, trail biking, visiting wilderness barrier islands, nature preserves, or festivals.

All this - in a post-Katrina environment.

I'm in MS. The area that it's going to be in is pretty nice. It's near an outdoor shopping center.

May 24, 08 - 10:28 am Comment from: TowerTone

Congrats to Jackson.

Hopefully, after you get your coast rebuilt, y'all can do something about the I-20/I55 corridor.

Even better, complete the loop.

Nice capital dome, too.

May 24, 08 - 11:10 am Comment from: the other steve jobs

i went to a concert in New Orleans while i was down in pergatory, Biloxi at Keesler AFB (the suicide capital of the Air Force, not shockingly)... it was in a park somewhere in NO, and the cops were out there directing parking traffic... (yes, they had the cop logos on their sleeves)

when we got back, every single car had a ticket on it - there were "no parking signs" on the other sides of the trees that the cops had told us to park next to.

I wouldn't go back to Mississippi, Louisiana, or Abalama for any amount of money - mostly because the folks down there are convinced that they are different places. The truth is its 104° with 99% humidity down there with gators and necks and bugs the size of station wagons and they voted for Huckleberry because they're all mentally unhinged from years of inbreeding... and the whole damn place is about to be hit with yet another hurricane... if not today, then just wait.

the only thing to come out of Mississippi that was of benefit to mankind was Brett Favre, the greatest football player of all time.

btw: post-Katrnia is also just a fancy way of saying "Post Andrew" and "Post Elena"... folks act like Katrina was some kind of new thing down there... its not, and it won't be. People that build a city below sea level in a place that is routinely demolished by storms would be rightly called "insane" - because insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.

When Hurricane _____ blows thru the gulf coast in 20__, what will the excuse be then? We didn't know it was coming? New Orleans sank another two feet since Katrina, and the levees weren't high enough again? And why will the rest of the country have to bail you out all over again again?

There are 50 states - not all of them are worth living in... and many of them come with understood problems... if you move to them, it doesn't make it my problem that you moved there.

May 24, 08 - 11:12 am Comment from: the other steve jobs

and yes, you can move - its called a bus/car/moving van

May 24, 08 - 11:27 am Comment from: Jim - TIV

The only person that appears "unhinged" this morning is the other steve jobs

May 24, 08 - 12:30 pm Comment from: TowerTone

Hey, my sister was born in Biloxi when my Dad was stationed there, and she turned out alright.

And the coast of MS, AL, and LA are not that different from TX or FL gulfside.

May 24, 08 - 12:41 pm Comment from: skeeter

Ridgeland is awash in massive development. It's gonna be in one of those newfangled outdoor mall things, and will fit right in. This is great for Jackson - a city that never fails to shoot itself in the foot. But lately it's starting to look like it'll survive, thanks in small part to Apple.

May 24, 08 - 12:43 pm Comment from: MacSmiley

Well, if they're building an Apple Store in Mississippi, then there's hope for South Dakota?

It's great to see Apple expanding more and more into the deep south. The expansion has been slow and deliberate, but the location choices appear to be very good.

To address some of the remarks made about the gulf coast...

While I certainly agree that every city/state/region has it's share of problems and vulnerabilities, to even suggest not rebuilding the gulf coast post-Katrina is foolish at best.

Hurricanes have wrecked havoc upon the gulf coast before - no dispute there. Will future hurricanes do the same? Sure. Will flood control systems fail again? With due diligence, improvements, and proper maintenance - hopefully no. People forget that New Orleans was not "destroyed" by Katrina. Failures in the design and maintenance of the levees caused the majority of the destruction.

Earthquakes have rattled California and the mid-west. Floods have ravaged much of the country. Tornados can strike at a moment's notice. Natural disasters happen. Rebuild anyway.

Each part of our country is too unique and valuable to lose. Along with the tremendous assets come the liabilities. We are all in it together.

May 24, 08 - 12:54 pm Comment from: TowerTone

good post, apple fan.
does that make me an Apple fan who is a fan of apple fan?

Tower,

No, just an Apple fan fan.

@the other steve jobs,
What perfect part of the US do you live in? Well, maybe it was perfect until people moved there!

Confused Mississippiann will be waiting outside the store with empty bushels, wondering if they also sell sugar and cinnamon.

@the other steve jobs,

Don't you know that you create your own reality? Try one that's more pleasant…a least for other people.

May 24, 08 - 02:44 pm Comment from: twilightmoon

apple fan, great post.

"Each part of our country is too unique and valuable to lose."

I think that could be extended to include all of humanity and the whole of the precious Earth.

Too bad us humans do not appreciate the gift we've been given of this world and our lives in it.

At least we can all agree that life is too short to spend it using MS Windows.

May 24, 08 - 03:00 pm Comment from: Jim - TIV

@MacSmiley... Nah... no hope for SD. I've lived there, and escaped. Great people, but holy COW, you can't get there from anywhere! ;-p

May 24, 08 - 03:16 pm Comment from: Micro Me

Yes, great post apple fan. And good follow up, twilightmoon.

I travelled through the south before Katrina. Many there, particularly in New Orleans, were well aware of the risks they faced from the weather and the ocean. Although much of that city is below sea level, so is a large proportion of the Netherlands. Where I live, our capital city is built right on top of a major fault line.

Humans come to strongly identify with their particular "place", no matter how risky it may be living there. When Mother Nature swats us away, we need to return and rebuild; it's part of who we are.

May 24, 08 - 05:02 pm Comment from: Ampar

". . . then there's hope for South Dakota?"

If there's Hope for Arkansas, then there's hope for South Dakota."

May 24, 08 - 05:34 pm Comment from: ron

Great posts, 'the other steve Jobs' They should get the Dutch to build their dikes. Sorry Hillary.

May 24, 08 - 05:42 pm Comment from: jcw3rd

People from Mississippi don't even know how to read and write, do they? What are they going to do with computers? Oh yea, they'll probably just by iPods. I forgot they DO like music. Remember 'Deliverance'? 8^)
-- jcw

May 24, 08 - 05:47 pm Comment from: jcw3rd

I meant 'buy iPods", not "by iPods". Just a typo, not a spelling error. 8^)
-- jcw

May 24, 08 - 05:48 pm Comment from: Ampar

"Oh yea, they'll probably just by iPods."

Read your post again and then go look up "irony."

May 24, 08 - 05:50 pm Comment from: Ampar

jcw3rd: The irony was still funny.

I've lived in Alabama my whole life and would NEVER dream of voting for huckabee.

May 24, 08 - 07:11 pm Comment from: Cubert

Free crawdads for everyone on opening day!

Nice to see the anti-Southern a**holes actually do infest every nook and cranny of the internet.

While it might not be everyone's cup of tea, Mississippi is a beautiful state with a lot of things to do, especially for lovers of the outdoors.

Congrats to the folks around Jackson. Great to see Apple expanding there. Having an Apple store nearby is the bee's knees, the cat's meow, and all that. Enjoy!

You missed a very important news! Apple has opened a news store in Vancouver BC, Canada, at the Pacific!

Here are photos and video:
http://www.palluxo.com/2008/05/24/apple-store-opens-in-vancouver-bc-canada-1st-update/

May 25, 08 - 12:22 am Comment from: ichi

wOw some of you ppl really suck.

yes, start here... on part2:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=7wrMO99of-0&feature=PlayList&p=BD09797F5683A227&index=5

Coming soon, the iNoose.

"People forget that New Orleans was not "destroyed" by Katrina. Failures in the design and maintenance of the levees caused the majority of the destruction."

If that were remotely true, the destruction would have happened without Katrina, on one sunny afternoon.

The fact is, that hurricane would eventually wipe out New Orleans has been predicted for along time. It's only a pity Katrina didn't do a better job and completely level the city, so the foolishness of rebuilding would be more obvious.

May 25, 08 - 12:47 pm Comment from: Ampar

I thought Ridgeland was that scary ass Homeland Security Theme Park being planned in Pennsylvania.

May 25, 08 - 02:40 pm Comment from: phantasmosxmagnum

Well, I had to take my MacBook in for in warranty repairs at the new Baton Rouge store last week. It was my 1st time to visit any Apple Store and I missed the grand opening due to foot surgery and no way to get there and no volunteers to take me! :( Anyway, I can tell that this store is already outgrown itself in the sheer numbers of people I seen inside. Yeah, most of them were looking but I'm almost sure that the disgruntled father complaining to the sales rep about his troublesome Dell will walk out of there with a Mini or an iMac. The rep was very friendly, knowledgeable and willing to help with data transfers and about running Winbloz in Boot Camp, Fusion or Parallels. That's what i overheard of the conversation and I did see his wife and daughter smile with joy of becoming new Mac/Switchers and the father seemed relieved. :D There's hope everywhere there's a new Apple Store especially where there are no more resellers and I mean the Mom and Pop types.

"disgruntled"

That's not a word you want to say to much in the south unless you want to end up re-gruntled and squealing like a pig.

May 26, 08 - 05:44 pm Comment from: phantasmosxmagnum

@ Deliverance WTF?! I've never seen the movie and don't care to but why is it incorrect? That movie was made 36 years ago and I doubt it accurately portrays the "south" ever and especially now. I mean damn it is a MOVIE!
Here's the Merriam-Webster.com definition:
Main Entry: dis·grun·tle
Pronunciation: dis-'gr&n;-t&l;Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): dis·grun·tled; dis·grun·tling /-'gr&nt;-li[ng], -'gr&n;-t&l;-i[ng]/
Etymology: dis- + gruntle to grumble, from Middle English gruntlen, frequentative of grunten to grunt
Date: 1682
: to make ill-humored or discontented -- usually used as a participial adjective <they were a very disgruntled crew -- Flannery O'Connor>

"That movie was made 36 years ago and I doubt it accurately portrays the "south" ever and especially now."

"frequentative of grunten to grunt"

As pigs to. You almost got there...

Watch the movie and travel a bit in the south. It still applies today as it did 36 years ago.

"Watch the movie and travel a bit in the south. It still applies today as it did 36 years ago."

No it does not. I've lived in and traveled all over "The South" my whole life -- I've never come across any such thing, nor have I ever heard of anyone else experiencing it either.

I don't know why people make up such garbage and perpetuate it about this part of the U.S. It must be a sport among the snobbier, ruder part of the American population. I hope it makes you all feel better to "win."

" It must be a sport among the snobbier, ruder part of the American population. I hope it makes you all feel better to "win.""

It has nothing to do with winning, just warning. My guess is that you've stayed in major cities, or because you are a southern boy yourself, not been subjected to the kind of treatment the region gives outsiders.

Just a few comments: It's nice to know that my brother-in-law's 3rd tour in Iraq is NOT in vain, because he fighting to preserve all of our freedoms even for those who suffer from one of the greatest diseases known to man “ignorance”. Before you, get upset, I mean ignorance in the true meaning of the word, “lack of knowledge, knowing not what you speak of”, for those who have actually lived here, more power to you and your options, at least you are speaking from experience.

Now on to Apple news, it's much welcomed news, the store will be in located the suburbs of Jackson, MS (central MS, the largest city in the state not really saying much there). There are a few us around here who actually know quite a bit about Apple as a company and the products they sale. I ran the Apple Shop here in town a few years ago and we out performed many of the other stores around the country. I started a local Mac Users Group (against the odds) and years later we are still meeting just around the corner for the purposed new store location (a very beautiful area).

Does Mississippi have problems? God's knows we do, but I have traveled to more than half the states in this country and Mississippi is doing just fine. If you are really interested in facts and seeing Mississippi shown in a positive light, please visit (http://www.mississippibelieveit.com/) or even better come to Mississippi and see for yourself, there are a lot of good, talented people and things to see. Thanks and may God bless U all :0)

"even better come to Mississippi and see for yourself, there are a lot of good, talented people and things to see. "

Just don't be black and look at any of the white women in the wrong way or you'll probably not be going home.

No lynchings anymore, you just disappear, it's much harder these days for the law to turn a blind eye to doing that kind of thing in PUBLIC.