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Finally! After years of waiting, Mexico has its own online Apple Store. The new online store promises a better values for Mexican shoppers, who no longer have to shop at the US store. And, as part of the grand opening, you can win a MacBook each day and an iPod nano each hour--assuming that I, a non-Spanish speaker, have interpreted this page correctly.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Alex Fernández said 7:27PM on 11-20-2007
Yes, they will give away a total of 5 MacBooks and 120 Nanos. Finally an affordable option for Mac users in Mexico. You wouldn't believe how much they charge for a Mac there.
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Hector said 7:27PM on 11-20-2007
Awesome news!
One step closer to have an iTunes music store yay!
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Julio Leon said 7:30PM on 11-20-2007
It is great. Now we keep waiting for the iTunes MS to work in Mexico and the iPhone... without AnySIM.
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mt said 7:39PM on 11-20-2007
I think this prepares the road for the iTunes store... and the iPhone. Holiday shopping is around the corner so; what better time?
BTW, Apple is aggressively pricing its products. The new 8GB iPod touch sells for $5,099 in Office Max, while Apple it's selling it for $4,099 (mexican pesos). And the 16 GB is $5,699 vs $5,499.
Not bad! And finally we can buy customized macs and (PRODUCT) red iPods.
Congrats Apple. Too bad for competition... where have I heard it before?
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inzoy said 7:42PM on 11-20-2007
Very nice to hear that, but I'm still waiting for apple to do something for greece too..
www.wewantapplegreece.com
.. please Apple .. ?
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Luis Caldeira said 7:46PM on 11-20-2007
Portugal has too a new apple store online and I don't see you guys mentioning, it seems apple is extending the "tentacles" to other countries with IMC. :)
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Egg and Spam said 7:53PM on 11-20-2007
This movement only reinforces the rumor that Apple will open an Apple Retail Store in Mexico City, like reported some Mexican´s newspapers.
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nesmex said 8:20PM on 11-20-2007
It was about time!!!! Hopefully we will have an iTunes music store as well; and a real MacStore, not just a virtual one, nevertheless this is a big step forward. There are a lot of Apple and Mac fans in Mexico... any one cares for a Tequila shot to celebrate?
Gracias Apple!!!!
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JM said 8:30PM on 11-20-2007
I find it quite funny that in American Spanish, computers are feminine while in Spain it's a masculine word (la computadora vs. el ordenador).
Things like "una Macbook" (a Macbook) sound strange for us (we say "un Macbook, un iMac..).
Congrats on the online store..
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Cosio said 8:54PM on 11-20-2007
Yes, yes yes
At least we can buy apple products with fair prices!!!!
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Kenji F said 9:32PM on 11-20-2007
About F*in' time!
Now let's see if they dare to open new stores in other countries, like Greece or the rest of Latin America.
@9:
And that also depends of the country. In Chile, we use "computador", yes, the anglicism in masculine.
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Marcos said 10:04PM on 11-20-2007
The prices are actually almost the same as in the U.S.
For example, the lower end MacBook is $1099 USD.
In the Apple Store Online Mexico it goes for $13999 Pesos.
At today's rate that's $1278.58 USD. But in Mexico, prices include a 15% IVA (tax).
So pre-tax, the computer is $1086.80 USD.
Not bad at all.
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Dave Barnes said 10:14PM on 11-20-2007
Grammar Nazi Alert
It is ¡Hola México!
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Raúl C. said 10:37PM on 11-20-2007
Congratulations on getting a real Apple Store, amigos!
Here's to Apple opening up and noticing that we Puerto Ricans buy Apple products just as much as they do! We want a store here, Modérnica just ain't cutting it! It sucks, too overpriced!
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andres.jabois said 10:44PM on 11-20-2007
Yea, we can have fair prices now, I could get my Macbook Pro for the university ;).
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Mario Morales said 10:50PM on 11-20-2007
I'm glad Apple has finally released the Online Apple Store for Mexico, but speaking of the iTunes Store, I hope it doesn't take much longer, yet I'm afraid it maybe,since as far as I can tell, we have no DRM laws in our country.
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Andony said 1:58AM on 11-21-2007
Congratulations Mexicans Brothers
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S said 11:23PM on 11-20-2007
Prices are actually good, particularly when compared with Windows machines, which typically sell for twice the price in the US. Yes, Macs are PCs, get over it.
Unfortunately the site was blatantly done by spaniards, so we need to read everything with a lisp, zpilling zaliva allz overz thez keyboardz...
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Clancy said 12:12PM on 11-21-2007
I refuse to pay $1999.00 for a nano.
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Lordbeleza said 5:51AM on 11-21-2007
Very good news for Mexico. Here in Brazil we have the most costly iPod ( http://www.news.com/iPods-Cheap-in-Canada,-costly-in-Brazil/2100-1041_3-6151110.html?tag=nefd.top ). Any rumors about a brazilian store?
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