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Apple Store Bans Facebook to Free Up Public Computers

by Chad Mumm on February 8, 2009 at 09:06 AM



With the thousands visiting Apple retail stores each week competing for time to test drive the in-store machines, the company has again decided to ban a social networking site from the computers in its store. This time, Facebook is getting the boot. As of this week, the ubiquitous site, like Myspace before it, will no longer be accessible on computers in the Apple Store. The retailers have become impromptu Internet cafés at malls across the country and we know firsthand the frustration of waiting for an available computer behind a loitering Facebooker. Therefore, we applaud Apple's move to limit time-wasting -- as long as they keep Gmail available, that is. [From tinyComb]
Do you use Apple Store PCs for personal business?
1 (0.1%)
Yes103 (13.9%)
No607 (81.9%)
I'm not sure.30 (4.0%)

Tags: Apple, apple store, AppleStore, bans, facebook, retail, shopping, social-networking

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