Apple’s stores around the world will be closed much longer than we thought

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  • Apple CEO Tim Cook sent out a letter over the weekend announcing that the company would close its stores until March 27 as a result of the continued spread of the coronavirus. “All of our hourly workers will continue to receive pay in alignment with business as usual operations,” Cook added in his original announcement, which was sent out in the early morning hours on Saturday.
  • Now, however, it seems the company may be preparing to keep its stores closed for even longer than originally planned. A message at the top of Apple.com now reads that the company’s stores “are closed until further notice.”
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Apple CEO Tim Cook’s original announcement over the weekend was one more dramatic development that signaled how serious the coronavirus outbreak has gotten around the world. All Apple Stores outside of China, Cook declared, would immediately close for two weeks, reopening on March 27.

With news changing almost by the minute now as a result of the deadly virus’ spread, though, Apple seems to have made a subtle change to the wording around its store closures that now suggests the company is prepped for an even longer closure than originally planned: “Our retail stores,” reads a banner at the top of Apple.com, “are closed until further notice.”

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