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October 11, 2006
The Apple Core: Report: Islamic site finds Apple store offensive
[Editor's Note: This blog post's headline was rewritten to more accurately reflect the information reported in this blog.] A Middle East research organization reports that Apple's flagship retail store on 5th Avenue in midtown Manhattan (between 58th and 59th) is offensive to Muslims. The report cites an Islamic Web site urging Muslims to spread the word in hope that "Muslims will be able to stop the project."
Read the rest of the story on my ZDNet Blog: The Apple Core.
Posted by jasonogrady at October 11, 2006 12:02 AM
Category: The Apple Core
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We didn't hear any complaints about the Power Mac G4 Cube. Religions can't trademark a look and feel... heck even companies can't.
Posted by: Christopher Price at October 11, 2006 12:17 AM
Forget look and feel, who can trademark the cube shape? Are muslims offended by my bookshelf speakers? How about my niece's alphabet blocks?
Posted by: Jon at October 11, 2006 1:21 AM
Well, this time they obviously tend to be too strict. I can't see any connection between 5th Ave Store and Mecca. I mean it's a cube... so what?
Posted by: Dany at October 11, 2006 2:12 AM
One day I shall make my pilgrimage to NY and circle the great cube 7 times among the millions of other believers. Praise be unto you!!
Posted by: Anonymous at October 11, 2006 5:29 AM
MEMRI is not claiming it is offensive. They translating an Arabic language post on a Muslim web site. (The Muslim web site is trying to get people to take offense). Memri is translating it to English, Arabic muslims don't need their help and would be getting offended anyway.
Posted by: james at October 11, 2006 5:31 AM
enough .. i can't stand these muslims. who do they think they are. stop it. your religon is a religon of hate.. 9/11
Posted by: Dean at October 11, 2006 7:38 AM
glad we don't need any moslem's permission for being alive, so far...
Posted by: mick at October 11, 2006 1:27 PM
glad we don't need any moslem's permission for being alive, so far...
Posted by: mick at October 11, 2006 1:33 PM
someone save us.....apple store....what next?...no more croutons.....aaagggghhhh
Posted by: sickandtired at October 11, 2006 3:29 PM
Anyone else notice that the Mecca worshippers are outside of the box, whereas the Apple worshippers are inside?
Posted by: Anonymous Coward at October 11, 2006 3:29 PM
So, the offended Muslims are just now trying to "stop the project"? And it's been open, what, nearly 6 months?
Sounds like they first need to complain to their ISP...
Posted by: Camel Packets at October 11, 2006 3:34 PM
Man, I can't believe you Westerners always fall for this -- you just don't get our wacky sense of Muslim humour!
It's a big inside joke amongst the Muslim community -- spitting venom on the outside, laughing at the Western World's response on the inside! We so crazy!
Posted by: Anonymous at October 11, 2006 3:50 PM
Get a life, mussies!
R2D2
Posted by: P L at October 11, 2006 8:46 PM
this just in - Fundamentalist (note, important distinction, I am sure that not all muslims feel this way) Muslims offended by sand. Story at 11.
Posted by: Anonymous at October 12, 2006 12:12 PM
Let's protest the ocean, it's filled with tiny cubes westerners call "salt."
Posted by: synthetic at October 12, 2006 6:33 PM
lol- what sucks the most about this is that it makes us look so bad because it really is pathetic... i think there are way too many "muslims" out there to control. i think we'll never change our image.
Posted by: abdullah at October 16, 2006 6:12 PM
