Apple 're-programmed' its roof in Chicago that has an ice problem

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Apple 're-programmed' its roof in Chicago that has an ice problem

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Now imagine large icicles hanging off of this roof.

Apple built a gorgeous new Apple store on Chicago's waterfront this year.

It's got beautiful glass walls, a roof that looks like an Apple laptop, and is one of "Apple's most significant worldwide retail locations," according to a press release published when it opened in October. 

It's also got one big problem: people discovered in late December that icicles tend to hang off of its roof in cold weather, forcing parts of its courtyard to be closed for safety reasons.

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Unfortunately, Chicago gets a lot of cold weather. 

But not to worry! An Apple spokesperson told the Chicago Tribune it should be fixed in a software update:

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"The roof has a warming system that's built into it. It needed some fine-tuning and it got re-programmed today. It's hopefully a temporary problem."