View this article at: http://www.macnn.com/articles/04/05/19/middle.east.apple.stores/ Wednesday, May 19, 2004 11:40am Apple Centers in the Middle... Arab Business Machines (ABM), a regional distributor for Apple, is looking to set up the first chain of "Apple Centres" in the Middle East, which will allow the distributor to diversify its revenue stream and reduce its dependence on sales to corporations and organizations, acording to Gulf News. Both the UAE and Lebanon are being mentioned as possible launch markets, however, the final decision has not been reached, but the present plans call for a co-sponsored plan in collaboration with the ABM's reseller partners.