Jangan kita cepat melenting. The real Apple Store at NY's Fifth Avenue, after it was launched, is a glass cube:
http://www.apple.com/pr/products/retail/retail.html Apple is a highly secretive company. The black colour was probably used to cover the store prior to the launch. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ikhwanul Muslimun" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 12:17 PM Subject: Boycott Israel [hidayahnet] Fwd: MANHATTAN - NY- US (APPLE) insult ISLAM > Subject: MANHATTAN - NY- US (APPLE) insult ISLAM > Something to be shared ... > > Untuk makluman bersama .................. > > URGENT - MANHATTAN - NY > Embedded image moved to file:pic24599.jpg)> > > http://news.com.com/2061-10793_3-6061531.html > > NY Apple 'Mecca' rumored to be open 24-7 > April 15, 2006 11:27 AM PDT > > We had really hoped to confirm recent blog reports > that a massive Apple Computer store going up in > midtown Manhattan, aka "Apple Mecca," will be the > company's first retail outlet open 24 hours a day. > > But, alas, an Apple spokesman said the company isn't > ready to confirm, deny or make any official > nouncements about the store, so we can only offer our > observations, and point to what others have written. > (Embedded image moved to file: pic20123.jpg) > > The store-which will reportedly be 25,000 square > feet-is located in the underground retail plaza of the > General Motors Building on Fifth Avenue between 58th > and 59th streets, according to a February Think Secret > report. Our photographer confirmed Friday that > construction is well underway on a cube-shaped > above-ground entrance to the building. > > By all accounts, the store is supposed to open > sometime in late May, and might also be the first > store to feature an iPod Bar. > > We were particularly impressed with the San Francisco > Chronicle Culture Blog's observation that the > "Mecca's" above-ground entrance "bears an uncanny > resemblance to the big black Ka'bah (AKA: The House O' > Abraham) to whence all Islamic pilgrims take their > grueling mandatory hajj." > > Makes sense, the blog adds, "because it shall be open > 24 hours a day, seven days a week and hence shall be > the place New Yorkers shall take a holy pilgrimage > whenever they crave a new iPod Nano at 4:00 am or when > they desperately need to have the Mac geeks at the > Genius Bar instruct them on how to purge all the gay > teen chat transcripts and German fetish porn from > their iBooks before their Senate confirmation > hearings." > > For what it's worth, we did find Apple job postings > for the Midtown store, and no mention of 24-7 work. > > Posted by Michelle Meyers > [Ahmad Hajeer] > > The Cube Reveals Itself> > (Embedded image moved to file: pic01443.jpg) > Reader Anders sent us photographs of workers busily > getting the Apple Store cube at Fifth Avenue and 59th > Street ready. We expect it will be ready for people to > supplicate by the weekend. > > Embedded image moved to file: pic01731.jpg > > To: Apple CEO > > Dear Sir, > > Apple Mecca is an insult to all Muslims, we wonder why > you intend to insult and irritate Muslims, we never > insulted any religion, and Muslims respect all > religions in the world. > > Apple Computer is a worldwide company, and its > opinions and actions should be separated of policy, > religion, and anything that would affect its relations > with its customers. > > The consequences of this action might affect relations > between the east and the west, and you will be > responsible for any tension in our relationship. Mecca > is the place where all Muslims travel to for > pilgrimage (Hajj), this is a holy place for Muslims, > and we won't accept such an insult for a sacred place > in our religion. > > Therefore we request an apology immediately, and we > request from Apple inc to change the name of this > store, or else we will take the necessary steps to > apply a boycott for everything related to the U.S, and > this boycott will continue until you change the name > of this store. > > Sincerely, > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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