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Canadian Bureaucrats Don't "Think Different"

Posted by kdawson on from the sense-of-design dept.

owlgorithm writes "Apple's new store in Montreal has three parking meters on the street in front of it. The city is in the middle of a campaign to reduce downtown parking. In Apple's ever-conscientious attempt to improve design, they offered to reimburse the city for the parking meters and their revenue if the city would remove them. Answer: Non — because 'We've never done it before, so we can't.'"

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  1. they should hire a "genius" to feed the meters by netsavior · · Score: 5, Funny

    he could also stand there looking all sullen and geek chic.

  2. Re:I don't quite get it.. by Decado · · Score: 5, Funny

    Would have been much funnier if the city had agreed to remove the parking meters, taken the 35k and put 3 much larger and more obtrusive No Parking signs there instead.

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  3. Hrm... by JacobO · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm not sure you should judge Canadians by the actions of the Québécois. They are distinct, after all, and should be laughed at as a separate group.

  4. Re:I don't quite get it.. by NoStrings · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wouldn't that make it a buy-law?