Apple Received Approval Just Last Week to Host First-Ever Event at Steve Jobs Theater

Crikey, they sent out invites prior to having approval for using the theatre?

Ha, you really think the city of Cupertino is going to deny any permits to Apple? As the article says, it’s likely that Apple “asked” them to hold off on signing and/or putting the documents in the public domain in order for their business interests/secrets to be protected, which is more important than following civic procedures.

Apple runs that town.

Sheesh the comments on this forum has really gone to **** lately. Why are people so negative about everything?

[USER=202198]@itsthenewdc[/USER] TOTALLY agree with you! I'm hoping when a majority of development moves into the new campus that we see secrecy come back ten-fold. As much as I enjoy reading MacRumors and other competitive journalistic sites... I'm also a bit disappointed in the fact that there will be little to no exciting news for me tomorrow other than the pre-order date / availability. Kind of a bummer really. Here's to knowing NOTHING about iPhone 9. >.<

Crikey, they sent out invites prior to having approval for using the theatre?

Why do they bother going the extra lengths for obscurity when with every announcement more and more leaks occur? Hell, for being the inaugural event at a theatre called the Steve Jobs Theater, Steve Jobs would be severely pissed about the sheer amount of leaks.

I don't think Apple can control the employee that went rogue for whatever reason he wanted to leak iOS 11 GM.

And now the Temporary Certificate of Occupancy form leaks

I hope we get a "One more thing..." at the end to properly christen the Steve Jobs Theater.

It would be a nice tribute.

Entrance

FactsVsOpinion: Why do guys like you clog up these forums with such useless posts? A guy asks an earnest question, and you give a glib, sarcastic, unfunny and unhelpful response that just takes up space for everyone reading?

The answer to the guy's question is: yes, that little ground-level hut qualifies as a vestibule, which is a space between a building's interior and the exterior/street. A famous example would be the top level "glass cube" of the Apple Store 5th Avenue, which is often referred to as a vestibule. The same holds true for the little glass building with the giant MacBook roof over the new below-grade Apple Store on the Chicago River. A structure like that might also be referred to as an "entry pavilion", "vestibule building", or if you wanna get super nerdy "ground level ingress/egress".
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That is a super cool entrance. What would you call that? A vestibule?

Yes, that little ground-level hut qualifies as a vestibule, which is a space between a building's interior and the exterior/street. A famous example would be the top level "glass cube" of the Apple Store 5th Avenue, which is often referred to as a vestibule. The same holds true for the little glass building with the giant MacBook roof over the new below-grade Apple Store on the Chicago River. As far as I know there's no single term for such structures, but depending on the firm or the specific surroundings, something like that might also be referred to as an "entry pavilion", "vestibule building", or if you wanna get super nerdy "ground-level ingress/egress".

That is a super cool entrance. What would you call that? A vestibule?

I call it my absolute dream house (with the addition of smart glass ('http://www.smartglassinternational.com/electric-switchable-glass/') windows of course), with one heck of a home theatre in the basement :D .... a guy can dream, no?

I don't think Apple can control that employee that went rogue for whatever reason he wanted to leak iOS 11 GM.

It's possible they know who it is now though. Ways of telling who leaked what become ever more sophisticated... I agree it's more fun when a keynote presents stuff we have less of a clue about beforehand. It seems harder and harder to get that to be the case any more. It's too bad, in a way. Don't we like surprises?