Apple, Circuit City give it second go
Erica Ogg Former Staff writer, CNET News
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Apple Computer and Circuit City, take two. The Mac maker and the consumer electronics retailer are giving it another try.
As part of a "pilot program," select Circuit City stores in the eastern U.S. are selling some Apple desktops, notebooks, software and accessories, Apple spokesman Steve Dowling said.
The companies previously parted ways in February 2001, less than a year after Circuit City first began selling iMacs and iBooks and right before Apple opened its own branded retail stores.
This follows a move earlier this year in which Best Buy started selling Apple products in some of its West Coast stores.