Predictions for Apple’s 5th Avenue Cube

1. The Cube will appear in one of the Fall TV detective shows.

2. The Cube will become a major meeting place. “I’ll meet
you at the Cube.”

3. It will appear prominently as a background prop in a
major motion picture.

4. Someone will try to deface it, be caught, and there
will be a big fuss. Steve will ask the New York National Guard
to station troops around it.

5. A couple will request to get married inside the Cube.
For rational reasons, Apple will decline. So the ceremony
will be held a short distance away.

6. Apple will spend $250,000 per year keeping it spotlessly
clean.

7. Nikon will propose to anti-reflection coat it for $5M.
The offer will not be immediately rejected out of hand.

8. This Christmas, a black oblate spheroid will suddenly
appear over the Microsoft campus. Everyone will think it’s
Bill Gates’ response to the Cube, but in fact, it’ll be aliens
seeking retribution because a PC virus infected their navigation
system.

9. Katie Couric will do a story about the Cube, be so awed,
she’ll forget about CBS and become the store manager.

10. Standing inside the Cube for more than 60 seconds will
cause any customer to go home at type 4,8,15,16, 23, and 42
into their Mac’s terminal window obsessively for years and years. No
medical cure will be found.

John Martellaro