There have been persistent rumors of a future Apple store in Mexico City, but now a confirmation seems to have been posted on-line at a mall developer’s Web site. In a listing of tenants at the TorreMayor building, the tallest in Latin America, there is an entry for “Apple Computers.” The 55-story building is mostly office space, but a large part of the ground floor is reserved for retail businesses. The city qualifies as a ”mega-city” from its estimated population of 19.4 million residents, in second place behind only Tokyo with 35.2 million. Although the country has made some economic strides, especially after a landmark trade agreement with the United States in 1994, it’s still well behind other countries with current or planned Apple stores. The common comparison figure of per-capital GDP shows that Mexico is from 22 percent to 84 percent lower than other countries where Apple has already located retail stores. Even so, the Mexican census agency estimates that 32.6 percent of citizens over 6 years-old are computer users, and 22.2 percent are Internet users. Check the next page for a chart of pertinent facts.
