Get your glad rags out, because it looks like Apple's preparing to celebrate the 10th birthday of its first retail stores at the end of next month.
Employees have been told they can't request any vacation time in late May, possibly because Apple's planning some sort of event to mark the anniversary. The first Apple Retail Stores launched on May 19, 2001 in McLean, Virginia's Tyson's Corner Mall and at the Galleria in Glendale, California. The Tyson's Corner store has even achieved cult status now with the store number designation 001.
It is possible that the holiday blackout is due to a new product launch; new Sandy Bridge iMacs are due, and there's alway
