U.S. Apple Stores to Close Wednesday for Steve Jobs
Tribute
Apple stores will reportedly be closing for a few hours on
Wednesday so employees can remember the late Steve Jobs.
By Jeff Bertolucci
October 18, 2011 05:52 PM ET
PC World -
Apple reportedly will shut its U.S. retail stores for a few hours
on Wednesday to allow its employees to participate in a staff
celebration of the life of co-founder Steve Jobs.
Reuters, citing "a person familiar with the celebration,"
reports that Apple Store employees will use the closure period
to watch a live broadcast of the
Jobs' tribute, which takes place on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to
11:30 a.m. (US Pacific) at Apple's headquarters in Cupertino.
The event will follow a private memorial service at Stanford
University attended by Silicon Valley's elite, as well as
politicians and celebrities, Reuters reports.
Apple has yet to respond to a PCWorld inquiry seeking
confirmation of the store closures.
Apple's retail stores are not accepting online reservations for
tech support and training sessions on Wednesday morning, reports
say. A quick check of several Apple Stores in Southern California
shows that none are taking appointments during the Jobs'
tribute.
Apple Store workers in Asia and Australia will be able to view a
re-broadcast of the event, Reuters reports.
Jobs was diagnosed with a rare form of pancreatic cancer in
2003. He
died on October 5 at age 56.