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Apple's MacBook Air-like Store Roof Wasn't Designed To Handle Snow... in Chicago (9to5mac.com)

Posted by msmash on from the apple's-design-problem dept.

An anonymous reader shares a report Apple opened its new flagship retail store in Chicago earlier this year to much acclaim, but as the weather turns from fall to winter, a design oversight is causing some problems. As reported by Chicago blog Spundart, Apple seemingly didn't design the MacBook Air-like roof of the store to account for snow... in Chicago. Apple's newest Chicago store garnered earlier attention for its roof design that mimics a MacBook Air, but one clear oversight is that there are no gutters to catch snow or ice. Furthermore, as the multi-level store sits along the Chicago River, the roof is sloped downward, meaning that anyone standing on the walkway along the river gets hit with falling snow and ice. Further reading: Apple is really bad at design.

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  1. Re:stop blaming Apple by Waffle+Iron · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Obviously you're holding the building wrong.

    The funny thing is, if you look under the article, about half the commenters are essentially saying that.

    "Lots of buildings in Chicago have roped-off sidewalks in the winter. This is no big deal! Apple can still do no wrong! The astronomical prices I paid for their gear is still justified!"

  2. Architecture by JBMcB · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I was unaware that Apple was an architectural firm.

    --
    My Other Computer Is A Data General Nova III.
  3. I used to work for apple... by Nabeel_co · · Score: 3, Interesting

    ...and one thing that sticks out in memory is in some of their stores, they had opted to build things against code and safety guidelines and just pay the fines as long as it wouldn't shut down the stores.

    The company got in trouble regularly because of things like people hurting themselves by walking into glass doors that are hard to see without appropriate markers and whatnot.

    They didn't give a fuck.