I don't know if it is just me, but has anyone else noticed the similarity between the modern Apple stores and churches?
This occurred to me when I was in my local Apple store only last week and then I started to see just how similar the technical Mecca is to a church.
Here's some things I found similar:
- Wooden bench seats arranged like pews in two parallel lines down the middle of the store
- Bright product posters / adverts lit from behind and high up on walls looking like the modern equivalent of stained glass windows
- A guru bar at altar height, with a smiling person stood behind it with the Apple logo around their neck
- A six pointed emblem (the 'Genius bar' logo) looking incredibly like the Star of David
Perhaps this goes some way to explaining the religious-like following that Apple has built up in recent years.
However if you want to full ecclesiastical experience, you should try visiting the London Covent Street branch.
Note: Image used is copyright to Kitty Hill
