Well dressed waiting for the iPhone

[SkinnyGoomba]

Originally Posted by SoCal2NYC

My bff's bf is the manager of the new Meatpacking store

thats pretty funny.

 

[Jumbie]

Originally Posted by embowafa

I don't get the connection. Apple is an American company....the fact that people are waiting in line a week before a product launch bodes very well fro their bottom line.
I think you put 2 and 2 together and got 5. I'm referring to the fact that people would rather camp out for days+ at a time rather than go to a job*. Not as much with this one but when the 1st iPhone came out (as well as other tech products) I read many accounts of people calling in sick so that they could go get one. Great work ethic! *Now I realize that many who camp out are students who may be off for the summer or some such but many others aren't. Do these people not work?

 

[embowafa]

Originally Posted by Jumbie

I think you put 2 and 2 together and got 5.

I'm referring to the fact that people would rather camp out for days+ at a time rather than go to a job*. Not as much with this one but when the 1st iPhone came out (as well as other tech products) I read many accounts of people calling in sick so that they could go get one.

Great work ethic!

*Now I realize that many who camp out are students who may be off for the summer or some such but many others aren't. Do these people not work?

I think you did the same...

A microscopic sample size of the people in line for the iPhone leads to conclude on the health of our nation's economy?? There are approx 150 Apple stores in the U.S....assuming there are 100 people in line at every store RIGHT now (which there aren't), that's only 15,000. Even assuming ZERO of them have jobs (which isn't true), are these people that important to the U.S. economy that they are singlehandedly responsible for its poor performance?

I understand that you're implying it's more of a symptom than the cause of the disease...but still........


apples and oranges.

 

[J'aimelescravates]

I'm holding out for the 9xxx series blackberrys.

 

[vitaminc]

Originally Posted by Tarmac

Also, in Japan, this is the first release of any iphone. There is no telling how much demand there could be since 3G coverage is very good there. It probably has the highest odds of selling out of any Apple store location.

you forgot that Japanese people love to wait in line for foods, games, electronics and everything you coulda think of.

 

[jsherman02]

Originally Posted by J'aimelescravates

I'm holding out for the 9xxx series blackberrys.

Enjoy the wait.



Maybe the guy pictured is buying it for his boss?

 

[embowafa]

ok....i've just spent all evening/night with iPhone 2.0 and the application store.


let me just say, it's utterly amazing. the new applications are so fun/useful/intuitive/amazing/pretty.

Steve Jobs,

 

[shellshock]

Originally Posted by Jumbie

*Now I realize that many who camp out are students who may be off for the summer or some such but many others aren't. Do these people not work?

 

[grimslade]

that's very funny. The guy in the original picture reminded me of LK.

 

[sherwin]

I don't care how good your clothes are, you still look like an asshat camping in line for a freaking iPhone.

 

[3demon]

In Japan I noticed that even some homeless people were wearing suits

 

[ppllzz]

Originally Posted by vitaminc

you forgot that Japanese people love to wait in line for foods, games, electronics and everything you coulda think of.

word. they wait for the latest dragon quest releases and skip work for it!