Almost twenty years ago Apple Stores looked like this

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[u/truesy]

yeah was gonna say, this doesn't look very different...

[u/MillCityRep → u/truesy]

Brighter now. At least those near me.

[u/Excelius → u/MillCityRep]

Probably all LED lighting now.

But otherwise main difference is just the products laid out on those tables.

[u/IndestructibleNewt → u/Excelius]

They use natural lighting in most of their stores. Some even have trees inside

[u/ErraticDragon → u/IndestructibleNewt]

Apple Stores near me are all in traditional Shopping Malls and definitely don't have natural lighting.

[u/douchey_mcbaggins → u/ErraticDragon]

The stand-alone stores definitely can and do use more natural light, but it's not fair to say that they largely do that, as there are still a ton in shopping malls and I guess airports and shit.

[u/zaya1914 → u/ErraticDragon]

100% use harsh gym lights.

[u/apocolipse → u/MillCityRep]

This was in the dark ages, long long ago, the era of the CFL (and I’m not taking about Canadian football.)

[u/ChampionshipHot5468 → u/apocolipse]

This is yesterday to anyone over 45.

[u/brohebus → u/apocolipse]

It can be two things.

[u/Kazen_Orilg → u/apocolipse]

Resquiat in piss, Crappy Fucking Lightbulbs.

[u/Samwellikki → u/truesy]

Yeah, but did you try looking at it while thinking different?

[u/UncoolSlicedBread → u/truesy]

Apart from the entire glass front facade that opens up to the street, two story interior, and a glass staircase that goes up to an entirely new area where people can charge their devices and work on things inside the store it looks the same.

[u/Ben_Frankling → u/truesy]

The first picture is kind of crazy tbh. It's so tiny compared to today's Apple stores. And there's always a million people in them.

[u/r0ndy → u/Ben_Frankling]

That was what I noticed. These seem almost cozy, and the Apple Store near me is huge with vaulted ceilings. Clinical vibes now too

[u/microwavedh2o → u/truesy]

There’s more open space and less clutter now.