Apple Store for Melbourne (and Sydney too)!

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Tim Gaden13 February 2007, 11:15 AM

Melbourne's famous Fun Factory will be demolished to make way for an Apple Store, according to an exclusive reporton AppleInsider. Sydney will also get an Apple Store, as we tipped four months ago.


Well-known Melbourne's Fun Factory will be demolished to make way for an Apple Store, according to an exclusive report on AppleInsider. Sydney will also get an Apple Store, as we tipped four months ago.

The Melbourne store is part of a proposed redevelopment of the historic Fun Factory site.

The plan envisages a mixed use development, including shops, a hotel and a high-rise block of apartments.

Apple is refusing to comment on the Melbourne development and it is not clear how likely Stonnington Council will be to grant planning permission for the project.

If it goes ahead, the Apple Store will dominate the space, as images from the development proposal show:

News also emerged this week that Sydney will get its first Apple Store. Plans for the Sydney store are much more advanced than the Melbourne rumours. Apple has confirmed it is engaged in planning discussions.

This is a fact, not a rumour like Melbourne store. Tipped here on X Factor four months ago, we got everything right except the location.

Architectural plans suggest that the Sydney store on the site of the former Westpac headquarters will bring Australia the same aesthetic which dominates the US stores and which is designed to sell a lifestyle as much as computer and digital entertainment devices.


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Camandco1:

THe eastern states AGAIN... what about perth?

29 February 2008, 8:30 PM (2 years ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

LK:

What about Perth? What about Adelaide???

29 February 2008, 8:38 PM (2 years ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Suds:

Um, it's because Perth and Adelaide suck... Melbourne rules!

29 February 2008, 8:38 PM (2 years ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Drewbee3:

What do you expect? Shithouse company has no brains, so they only open a store where they think things sell well.

Oh well Adelaide, one great thing...we have acceptable broadband all over SA (well mostly rural and Mawson Lakes).

Apple people are wankers anyway, oooh we get FrontRow software which plays music. So does Winamp and WMP11.

Well, hasn't Vista Media center and XP Media Centre got this built in? Don't be sucked in, stuff Apple. Lets' use overprice equipment.





And the iPod batteries only last 400 charges, and the company in question wants to charge fools $64.95. DIY and save $49.95 off the price.

29 February 2008, 8:38 PM (2 years ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Savas:

Calm down... I think that Front Row is a hell of a lot easier to use than Media Center.
I have a Mac and a PC (with vista) and I find Front Row FAR easier to use than media center. And can you EASILY use MP11, winamp etc from far away? NO
As Jobs said: The MCE remote has 40+ buttons compared to 6 on the humble apple remote.

P.S. The zune has no chance. M$ may as well admit they have no chance.


29 February 2008, 8:38 PM (2 years ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Jamie Kehoe:

Coming from a PC Wanker. If I wanted to hear from an arsehole I would have farted. Why bring your obvious hatred of other platforms into this discussion about an Apple Store? I think the only wanker in this discussion is you. XP Media Centre is designed nicely, but the fact remains it is still prone to viruses and malicious attacks because of the underpinning of Windows. Apple's answer is simplicity and it all works very well. Go voice your stupid comments somewhere else.

29 February 2008, 8:38 PM (2 years ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

raindog:

What about Upper Barengarry!

Get a grip guys it's only a Apple (was going to say Computer) Shop.

29 February 2008, 8:30 PM (2 years ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

anon:

Small Apple retailers must be impressed with this. I assume they already have a tough time sorting out warranty issues with strange customers bearing faulty Apple Store Online purchased items.

29 February 2008, 8:30 PM (2 years ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Xmacman:

Apple don't give a sh&&t about supporting retail..there margins suck...retailers lose money when selling there products...especially iPods...Apple compete with there retailers by seeling to the public directly via there website...offering free delivery..then get the retailers to offer support...we don't need apple really...im mean they use Intel just like all other PCs..


ask any Apple reseller, its the truth...Apple is up themselves!

29 February 2008, 8:38 PM (2 years ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Jad:

It's people like this creating a stigma of hate that have the wrong attitude. Try using some positive criticism to provide more accurate feedback. That way if an issue exists developers and marketers will have REAL data to work with.

29 February 2008, 8:38 PM (2 years ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Simon:

We are very lucky to have at least one store. Thanks be to Apple

29 February 2008, 8:30 PM (2 years ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Darius:

EXCELLENT!! It's about time that Australia got an Apple store - never you mind which city it was going to be built in. Of course, it was more likely that an Apple store would first be established in the biggest cities. Hopefully, they'll be one in every capital city soon.

29 February 2008, 8:31 PM (2 years ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Mhatter:

Its so easy to see who the apple user are here. Bagging products who have no experience using is extremely annoying. Macs in general are a pleasure to use next to any windows dodgy offering. Face it you will be assimilated, expect an apple logo on your forehead soon. Go apple.

29 February 2008, 8:32 PM (2 years ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

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