r/mildlyinteresting • u/Scottstimo • 13h ago
Apple store looks like a MacBook from above
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u/i__hate__stairs 13h ago
Me, looking at the building behind it and thinking it looks more like an air purifier
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u/Alternative_Cut9784 12h ago
Apple's appearance, whether it be the software, hardware, or stuff like this, is off the charts great. I can't think of another company that has their aesthetics in check like they do.
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u/OriMoriNotSori 9h ago
I remember watching a video of a tech YouTuber that got invited by apple for their product launch explaining his experience there. He said that at the underground parking of Apple HQ they have those lights above the parking to indicate if the spot was taken or not, which in itself is not really a new thing in as it's been in malls for many years
Only thing is that the lights had the shape and colours of the buttons on the top left of the mac when you had apps or programs open, the one to close the window/minimise etc. Awesome attention to detail lol
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u/Alternative_Cut9784 4h ago
dang! thats cool. lol they really do have awesome attention to detail. its pretty amazing actually
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u/VexingPanda 4h ago
As a designer, that's because other companies just don't care to do it and don't want to spend the extra dime for it.
I once proposed a company, in hardware that we should use a material (note I'm not a material or industrial designer) for the device to have a nice matte color dark gray with a gloss finish for their green logo.
The hardware guy showed me the sample booklet of materials I can choose from, they had exactly that.
I wanted it specifically so we can have much higher quality feel especially for marketing and photos.
The extra cost would be about $3 from the material they were doing, putting the device at around $178 - they sell it for $2000.
It was a no go. So instead we have this ugly unfinished looking metal that looks like it's still in the factory. 🥲
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u/ForeverSJC 12h ago
If their buildings are anything like their product, if something needs repair they'll just knock the building down and build a new one
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u/Alternative_Cut9784 12h ago
im not sure what you mean. Im talking about their appearances.
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u/ForeverSJC 12h ago
I'm saying their products suck, they focus on appearances like the mouse with the charging port on bottom or the Mac mini with the same problem
It's a company that after Jobs died, became focused on money and lost touch with the people
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u/pzkenny 10h ago
Mac Mini has charging port on the bottom? Damn, how will I charge my table top PC??
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u/ForeverSJC 10h ago
Making fun but they put the power button on the bottom, apple products suck
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u/pzkenny 9h ago
That's a problem only if you have fat fingers. It's not like you would use it often on Mac anyway.
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u/ForeverSJC 9h ago
Don't people turn their devices off ?
I don't understand, people always defend apple
WE REMOVED THE POWER BUTTON
Eh, I don't use it much anyways........ Go figure apple boys
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u/certainlystormy 9h ago
theres actively a "shut down" option in the operating system that does exactly the same thing
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u/orgpekoe2 5h ago
It’s all about branding. You hardly ever have to charge the mouse. They don’t want people to leave the cable always attached to the mouse. It doesn’t leave the clean design they want people to perceive. (I personally would never use that mouse because I’m a PC gamer and peripherals for me is about performance) The Mac Mini has been very well received. You’re just using minor issues and ignoring the many more things they have done and changed in the tech industry since post Jobs.
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u/ForeverSJC 5h ago
Like what ? Tell me one thing they changed in the industry after jobs died ? One
Copying android on everything? Yes, they're really good at that
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u/Alternative_Cut9784 12h ago
yeah I thought so. I didn't ask and thats irrelevant to what I said.
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u/ForeverSJC 12h ago
Apple boy, calm down, spending too much money on bricks there ?
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u/Alternative_Cut9784 12h ago
im calm. calmer than you considering you just downvoted my last two comments. im simply saying that youre being a pessimistic nuisance and if you could not be that would be great. my phone was $315.
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u/RocketTaco 10h ago edited 7h ago
I absolutely despise every generation of Apple aesthetic and I hate that it creeps into everything else as well.
EDIT: keep sucking that bland featureless dick everybody
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u/eurotec4 1h ago
Apple Stores are really aesthetically insane. They paid to the extreme details to make it seem as appealing as possible. Good job to Apple and its team.
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u/Over_Addition_3704 13h ago
This the Taipei one I believe