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The Apple Store is down (Update: back up with no changes)

by Chris Rawson (Mar 20th, 2012)

Apple's online store is currently down. When the Apple Store goes down around this time of week, it's usually a sign of something new showing up in the store or some kind of promotional/holiday refresh taking place rather than simple maintenance updates. We haven't heard of any new products ...

Apple Store offline... and back up with no changes

by Mike Schramm (Oct 31st, 2010)

Yup, the US store is down. Couldn't tell you why just yet, but if you really wanted to buy that new MacBook Air this evening, you'll have to wait until it comes back up. When we see something new, we'll post about it here -- or just stay tuned to the comments on this post! What could it be? A ...

Apple store is down... and now back up

by Chris Rawson (Sep 20th, 2009)

The online Apple store is currently down. Considering it's the middle of the weekend for folks in the Western Hemisphere, and considering that we haven't heard much in the way of rumors concerning new products or product updates, this is more than likely just a maintenance update. We'll be ...

Love that yellow sticky note...

by Michael Rose (Nov 28th, 2008)

...for the downtime in the store means that the Black Friday discounts will soon be up in the US. We already know the rough scale of the savings -- modest, not dramatic -- so don't get too excited! Thanks to everyone who sent this in. Now, go to bed and sleep off that load of turkey. ...

Change is coming... to the Apple Store

by Michael Rose (Nov 4th, 2008)

Sorry, couldn't resist. Yes, the Apple Store is down right now (apparently worldwide no, just US and Canada, sorry) despite Apple's denial of any new products before the holiday season. Chances are this is just routine maintenance, although it's definitely Tuesday... so we'll see. Update: Looks ...

Store down, iTunes down

by Erica Sadun (Oct 3rd, 2007)

So, I'm over at iTunes trying to snag this free Supernatural episode and the entire iTunes store goes down. From what all of you have been sending in, so has the main Apple online store. So: thanks for letting us know and you can stop sending in those tips! Update: It is back, without an update. ...