gigaom.com — A patent application’s stated goal is to create an online shopping experience that doesn’t feel “sterile and isolating” like a traditional retail website, and includes a diagram depicting stick figures walking around in a retail store with an Electronics, Books, and Music section, underneath a sun– i.e., MacNN speculates, in a virtual world like
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Closed AccountApr 20, 2008
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH OMFG what a title!!! Real title: WE LOSE MONEY ON RETAIL STORE, SO WE ARE CLOSING THEM DOWN! Not a big thing, as Dell and gateway figured this out, but what f**king spin from Appletards!
virtualballApr 20, 2008
Actually, Apple is making a huge amount of money on their rick-and-mortar stores. This is the exact opposite of what others (like BlockBuster and Dell) are facing. A little research goes a long way.
inaneApr 20, 2008
Didn't you say the same thing up above? And if they're such a failure why is M$ reportedly considering similar stores?
crushthemtorgApr 20, 2008
Great. Now I can deal with the confused morons who want a pretty computer and uppity artists 24 hours a day on the internet.
mfingersApr 20, 2008
Steve Ballmer says "Its a work in progress"
murphymacApr 21, 2008
No store makes as much per square foot of retail space as Apple does. Common knowledge. Not bad for a retail newbie.
timuscaApr 21, 2008
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clithApr 21, 2008
Buried for being YAPA (Yet Another Patent Article).
remccainApr 21, 2008
1. think up some complex scheme.2. patent it.3. make lots of money.uh, wait.1. Actually INVENT something that isn't just some drawings on paper.2. patent it.3. make lots of money.There ya go. Anyone else remember the good ole days when patents required an actual material component instead of this new-age verbal and somatic crap they've been passing around? ;)
maexusApr 25, 2008
True but a 3d virtual store doesn't fix that.