The London Apple Store is very cool. It’s a shame it was raining today, as it made the outside look very dowdy, but the inside is fantastic. The first thing you see is the trademark glass staircase, which goes up to the theatre on the first floor, and although they have the largest collection of Mac products anywhere it doesn’t feel in the least bit crowded because most of it is completely empty - just tables arranged around the edge with Apple kit on it.

I don’t have time to write about it - there’s a car arriving in ten minutes to drag me off to a rehearsal for tonight’s awards, but I’ve done some stuff about it on the MacUser site.

It opens for the general public on Saturday morning.

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2. iTunes Music Store
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