Tim Cook left amused after seeing 1984 Mac computer at Mumbai retail store

For Apple CEO Tim Cook, seeing a 1984 Macintosh Classic machine in Mumbai as he launched India’s first Apple store in Mumbai got here as a pleasing shock.

He couldn’t cease his amusement after Sajid Moinuddin, a designer by career and a Goregaon resident, got here with an outdated Macintosh computer to see him at the inauguration of Apple BKC in Mumbai.

Cook was elated to see the outdated Apple machine at the occasion, and signed an autograph on it. The Apple CEO, in India after a niche of seven years, additionally signed an unopened iPod for an additional Apple fan at the retail store.

“The power, creativity, and keenness in Mumbai is unimaginable! We are so excited to open Apple BKC,” Cook tweeted after opening the store amid the beats of Nashik dhols, greeting the primary prospects with handshakes and selfies.

The new Apple flagship retail shops in Mumbai, adopted by one in New Delhi and backed by aggressive gross sales initiatives, will gas Apple’s development within the 12 months forward.

Apple BKC is designed to be some of the energy-efficient Apple Store places on the earth, with a devoted photo voltaic array and 0 reliance on fossil fuels for store operations.

An ‘excited’ Apple CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday greeted an enormous crowd of individuals and first prospects amid desi drum beats as he opened the corporate’s first branded retail store within the nation.

Cook got here out from the Mumbai retail store and took selfies with the primary Apple consumers who got here in large numbers. He welcomed prospects at Apple BKC, situated at Mumbai’s bustling Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) monetary, arts, and leisure district, at the Jio World Drive Mall.

“Apple BKC is a mirrored image of Mumbai’s vibrant tradition and brings collectively the most effective of Apple in a lovely, welcoming area for connection and group,” stated Deirdre O’Brien, Apple’s senior vp of Retail.

Apple BKC will provide a particular Today at Apple sequence, ‘Mumbai Rising’, working from Tuesday via the summer time.

Upon getting into the store, prospects are greeted by two stone partitions sourced from Rajasthan and a 14-meter-long stainless-steel staircase connecting the bottom stage and the cantilevered mezzanine.

(With inputs from IANS)