Apple To Open Stores At 10:20 PM Friday Night For Early Jaguar Sales

A pple is going to be having a promotional event at all of its stores from 10:20 PM to 1:00 AM called 100 Minutes To Jaguar. The stores will be closing at their normal times, and will reopen at 10:20 PM, 100 minutes before midnight. At midnight, each store will begin selling copies of Jaguar with the stores staying open until 1:00 AM. Check with your local Apple Store for details. From Apple:

All across the nation, Apple dealers and resellers are gearing up for the launch of Mac OS X v10.2 Jaguar. Some begin Friday night, Aug 23, at 10:20 PM. Others take place that weekend, and in the weeks to come -- ask your local dealer.

In addition to the seeing the new features of Jaguar, discover how to make the Mac the center of your digital world. Talk to Apple experts to can learn more about the newest Apple products and technologies. Other stores in your area may also host special events — check with your local dealer.

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You can also find Appleis 100 Minutes To Jaguar information page at its Web site.

Spin: This should be a much more lively affair than the various groups of Lemmings lining up to buy Windows 95 at midnight, back in 1995. Thatis surely a matter of opinion, but weill stick by it.