A new Apple regulation states you can no longer access MySpace.com on any of the Macs on display in the 5th Avenue Apple Store in New York City. When an attempt is made to load MySpace's Web site, the Safari browser delayed and failed to load it. According to a statement from Apple: "nearly 2 million people visit Apple stores every week. We want to provide everyone a chance to test-drive a Mac, so we are no longer offering access to MySpace in our stores." The News Corporation-owned MySpace is the only site that has been blocked. Heavy MySpace use was simply getting in the way of business.
An Apple Store employee (who does not work in the Fifth Avenue store), confirmed this has been an ongoing problem: "MySpace is a big issue for the Apple stores because people come in, Photobooth themselves (using Macs' built-in webcams), then stick their picture up on their MySpace account and loiter at machines for hours. It is especially troublesome at the flagships and high-volume stores, and for a while there was no official word on how to deal with it."
News source: Crave
An Apple Store employee (who does not work in the Fifth Avenue store), confirmed this has been an ongoing problem: "MySpace is a big issue for the Apple stores because people come in, Photobooth themselves (using Macs' built-in webcams), then stick their picture up on their MySpace account and loiter at machines for hours. It is especially troublesome at the flagships and high-volume stores, and for a while there was no official word on how to deal with it."
News source: Crave
well that person need some serious help
Troll elsewhere
Last edited by Chad on 25 May 2007 - 22:55
I call these people, wastrels!
That's sooooo 2002!
Yeah I know, that wasn't even funny...
That's sooooo 2002!
Yeah I know, that wasn't even funny...
Then why'd you say it?
Went to an apple shop once, played around to see what they were like, ooops it froze on me, never went back.
Most PC retail stores here don't have public Internet and often shops will have passworded screensavers so that staff are required before using a PC.
In the Regents Street store in London, most people seem to use the computers for email.
I imagine that Apple see this as a good thing - it gets people familiar with their computers, plus it makes them look good offering free internet access.
Obviously, there has to be a limit - I can't really see what else they could do except for banning myspace if it really was causing a large percentage of the computers to be in use.
In the Regents Street store in London, most people seem to use the computers for email.
I imagine that Apple see this as a good thing - it gets people familiar with their computers, plus it makes them look good offering free internet access.
Obviously, there has to be a limit - I can't really see what else they could do except for banning myspace if it really was causing a large percentage of the computers to be in use.
They can't block all the porn sites... it's not possible.... take phonetrace.(you know the ending if you know what I'm talking about) as an example.. NSFW DO NOT GO THERE
In the Regents Street store in London, most people seem to use the computers for email.
I imagine that Apple see this as a good thing - it gets people familiar with their computers, plus it makes them look good offering free internet access.
Obviously, there has to be a limit - I can't really see what else they could do except for banning myspace if it really was causing a large percentage of the computers to be in use.
They can't block all the porn sites... it's not possible.... take phonetrace.(you know the ending if you know what I'm talking about) as an example.. NSFW DO NOT GO THERE
In the Regents Street store in London, most people seem to use the computers for email.
I imagine that Apple see this as a good thing - it gets people familiar with their computers, plus it makes them look good offering free internet access.
Obviously, there has to be a limit - I can't really see what else they could do except for banning myspace if it really was causing a large percentage of the computers to be in use.
They can't block all the porn sites... it's not possible.... take phonetrace.(you know the ending if you know what I'm talking about) as an example.. NSFW DO NOT GO THERE
No, they can't block all "porn" sites, but what they can do is block all websites, and set an "allowed" list.
Unless the Network applet under System Preference is unlocked. Obviously it must be locked since its in a public setting, so if you are going to edit it, you will have to enter the Administrative username and password. The same applies to User Accounts. So its a win-win for Apple.
I suppose on the other hand, a kid smart enough to use a proxy like that wouldn't be using myspace anyways. The website disgusts me, frankly.
I suppose on the other hand, a kid smart enough to use a proxy like that wouldn't be using myspace anyways. The website disgusts me, frankly.
EVERYONE uses myspace. Plenty of people "Smart enough" to do that use it. Not that it takes alot of intelligence to enter an url into the address bar, anyways.
Plus, I'll bet Microsoft is in some form going to give internet access to all Windows box retailers and say, "Look, it works with MySpace!"
Last edited by NeoTrunks on 26 May 2007 - 05:16
GG BD
Uninformed troll.
What's next? They read the news? Pfftt.. lol. This made my day.
to even set a proxy i mean
Glassed Silver:mac
As for looking at inappropriate material in an Apple Store, I'd imagine there are employees around to stop anyone that does it. I suppose they have to block MySpace just because it's not really inappropriate but access to it is easily abused.
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When I didn't have Vista, I went to a PC store to try it out. Just viewed a couple of legal videos on the desktop about trailers, viewed some games, etc. Then when I opened Paint, a employee came from the back room and told me that I couldn't touch the computers. I asked him then why can't I when they are opened, turned on, and without any plastic protection (stores have the keyboard part of the laptop usually in a plastic box so you can't touch) and I see no signs of "No Touching" or anything. I've never seen that employee again
This has to do with employees being employees, people that try to sell you the product not guards or anything else.
On a side note, I still detest Apple for its advertising... they sum Windows under the title PC (personal computer!? whats a Mac?), if you want to say Windows in an advert just say it, dont beat around the bush for fear of being sued or something.
If I go into a Apple store and say Im looking for a new PC do they point you to another store that sells computers with Windows or what happens? I suspect not, if they do - then sure I dont mind them carrying on advertising how they do, if they try and sell you a Mac arent they mis advertising? - someone should sue them for this im sure.
I got to a store to try out new stuff, and it's fully of people one f-ing myspace, messenger or hotmail.com 'tying out the pc's. . . .
I mean, do people actually use MySpace any more, or is it just emo teens using it ? No one even needs access to the web to try out a mac - do they think the net will look any different (ok safari colourspace stuff excluded) on a mac??
God these people **** me off. They go in at lunch, do some email and listen to music, then go. WTF
I used to like Apple, now I'm beginning to believe they wre bigger hypocrits than Microsoft is.
Who's carding?
I wonder who made the decision that the child predator haven (MySpace) was the worst offender. Is HotMail next? What about LiveJournal or Fecebook? What about instant messaging programs? You can't take too much away though or you might start discouraging potential customers.
I wonder who made the decision that the child predator haven (MySpace) was the worst offender. Is HotMail next? What about LiveJournal or Fecebook? What about instant messaging programs? You can't take too much away though or you might start discouraging potential customers.
You can't possibly think that blocking those sites will keep people from buying the Mac. People that go to those sites in the Apple store aren't there to buy....they are there to hang out with friends and use the free internet.
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