By John Mark V. Tuazon
Computerworld Philippines
June 1, 2010

Apple enthusiasts who are planning to get their hands on the company’s latest masterpiece—the iPad—through official channels may have to wait a little bit longer, an executive from a local reseller pointed out Thursday.

“We are lobbying [to acquire the rights to sell it],” disclosed Joey Alvarez, marketing manager of Power Mac Center. “We’ve been asking for it, but there has been no official word yet.”

Alvarez dispelled rumors going around that the iPad will officially arrive to Philippine shores in July, saying the announcement has been for Southeast Asia only, and that “it has not been specified if the Philippines is included.”

The marketing executive added that arrangements on who will sell the iPad are still not underway, since the 3G version of the device requires a micro-sim. Because of this, it is possible that a local telco will carry Apple’s new opus.

Still, Alvarez promised, the local Apple partner—which recently relaunched their flagship store in Greenbelt—will inform loyal Apple fans when they catch wind of the news.

Power Mac Center in Greenbelt 3 has recently undergone a facelift to mirror the same set of design elements and services available in their Trinoma branch, which relaunched in March.

The refurbished branch will feature a more interactive experience for customers through various demo units of different Apple products, such as notebooks, desktops, and iPods.

They will also offer group and one-on-one tutoring sessions through their tutorial room and a new 20-seater classroom, respectively.

“With the revamped Power Mac Center Greenbelt store, customers can expect a total sensory experience: ‘see’ a more lifestyle-oriented and customer-friendly store; have a ‘feel’ of our products through our demo units; and ‘hear’ the best sounds from our wide array of audio-video products,” Alvarez quipped.

Power Mac Center has been selling Apple products in the country for almost 16 years now. The company likewise recently launched their newly-redesigned website, www.powermaccenter.com, which will provide pertinent information about Apple products and services to customers.

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