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Click a photo and buy a product. Order online and pick it up at the store in 12 minutes — and avoid the lines and crowds. Apple stores are getting user-friendlier with a service makeover to improve the buying experience, according to a recent report. The new services will reportedly debut on Thursday.
My unhappiness with Apple’s decision to cancel iTunes TV show rentals for 99 cents led me to get a glimpse of Apple’s new iCloud-related world. As it was widely reported, Apple decided to ditch the rental program because consumers overwhelmingly prefer to buy their TV shows. I don’t have the data in front of me, but I can’t say I believe Apple on this one.
Apple has disclosed the pricing for iCloud storage and launched a limited beta version of iCloud for developers. Users of iCloud storage get the first 5 GB free, as stated when Cupertino announced iCloud in June. Additional storage will cost $2 per GB. Meanwhile, a preview of iCloud’s suite of Web apps seems to be available for a select few developers.
Apple has been particularly aggressive in setting standards and showing leadership with the iPhone and new MacBooks. They’ve removed FireWire from the MacBook, to many people’s alarm, moved to DisplayPort video technology, and, on the iPhone side, completely disrupted an industry that was asleep at the wheel. And yet when it comes to the digital living room, Apple has shown very little leadership.