People line up outside the Louvre museum in Paris for the opening of France's first Apple store November 7, 2009. Computer giant Apple Inc opened its first French store beneath the Louvre museum on Saturday just two weeks after Microsoft opened a theme cafe to promote its Windows 7 software. To match Reuters Life! FRANCE-APPLE/LOUVRE. Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

People line up outside the Louvre museum in Paris for the opening of France's first Apple store November 7, 2009. Computer giant Apple Inc opened its first French store beneath the Louvre museum on Saturday just two weeks after Microsoft opened a theme cafe to promote its Windows 7 software. To match Reuters Life! FRANCE-APPLE/LOUVRE.

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  1. The Apple logo is seen on an Apple store in San Francisco Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. Apple Inc. is expected to release fourth-quarter earnings after the closing bell.
  2. The Apple logo is seen on an Apple store in San Francisco Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. Apple Inc. is expected to release fourth-quarter earnings after the closing bell.
  3. A man is reflected in the window of an Apple store in San Francisco, Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. Apple Inc. is expected to release fourth-quarter earnings after the closing bell.
  4. A woman walks outside a new Apple store in the upper west side of New York November 12, 2009. Apple Inc said on Thursday it plans to open 40 to 50 retail stores next year as the consumer electronics giant expands its reach to customers.
  5. Store employees walk down a staircase inside a new Apple store in the upper west side of New York November 12, 2009. Apple Inc said on Thursday it plans to open 40 to 50 retail stores next year as the consumer electronics giant expands its reach to customers.
  6. Employees wait to answer questions during a preview of the new Apple store in the upper west side of New York November 12, 2009. Apple Inc said on Thursday it plans to open 40 to 50 retail stores next year as the consumer electronics giant expands its reach to customers.
  7. Italian writer Umberto Eco gestures prior to a press conference at the Louvre Museum in Paris, Wednesday Sept. 30, 2009. Umberto Eco is the Louvre Museum's guest of honor in 2009. The museum gave him carte blanche to come up with a series of art exhibits, concerts and conferences. Past guests of honor have included writer Toni Morrison and composer Pierre Boulez.
  8. Italian writer Umberto Eco is seen prior to a press conference at the Louvre Museum in Paris, Wednesday Sept. 30, 2009. Umberto Eco is the Louvre Museum's guest of honor in 2009. The museum gave him carte blanche to come up with a series of art exhibits, concerts and conferences. Past guests of honor have included writer Toni Morrison and composer Pierre Boulez.
  9. Italian writer Umberto Eco gestures prior to a press conference at the Louvre Museum in Paris, Wednesday Sept. 30, 2009. Umberto Eco is the Louvre Museum's guest of honor in 2009. The museum gave him carte blanche to come up with a series of art exhibits, concerts and conferences. Past guests of honor have included writer Toni Morrison and composer Pierre Boulez.
  10. Italian writer Umberto Ecco gestures prior to a press conference at the Louvre Museum in Paris, Wednesday Sept. 30, 2009. Umberto Eco is the Louvre Museum's guest of honor in 2009. The museum gave him carte blanche to come up with a series of art exhibits, concerts and conferences. Past guests of honor have included writer Toni Morrison and composer Pierre Boulez.
  11. From R to L : Louvre Museum President Henri Loyrette, French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand, Japanese architects Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa and President of Nord Pas de Calais council Daniel Percheron attend the ceremony to lay the first stone on the site of the Lens Louvre museum, northern France, December 4, 2009.
  12. A visitor walks past banners which block the entrance to the Louvre Museum in Paris December 4, 2009 due to a strike by personnel. Several of the French capital's museums went on strike to protest over the government plans to reduce staff numbers and state subsidies. The signs read "Louvre Museum".
  13. MUNICH, GERMANY - OCTOBER 07: Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft Corporation Steve Ballmer addresses the media during a news conference on October 7, 2009 in Munich, Germany. Ballmer talked about the upcoming launch of the new Windows 7 computer operating system.
  14. MUNICH, GERMANY - OCTOBER 07: Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft Corporation Steve Ballmer looks on during a news conference on October 7, 2009 in Munich, Germany. Ballmer talked about the upcoming launch of the new Windows 7 computer operating system.
  15. MUNICH, GERMANY - OCTOBER 07: Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft Corporation Steve Ballmer looks on during a news conference on October 7, 2009 in Munich, Germany. Ballmer talked about the upcoming launch of the new Windows 7 computer operating system.
  16. MUNICH, GERMANY - OCTOBER 07: Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft Corporation Steve Ballmer addresses the media during a news conference on October 7, 2009 in Munich, Germany. Ballmer talked about the upcoming launch of the new Windows 7 computer operating system.

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