iLiners
Even if I was still in New York I would not be lining up days in advance for the new iPhone. Sorry, but I just don’t get it. It may be a brand new gadget, but do you really need to queue for days to spend $500-600 on one?
And it’s only the first version, so there are bound to be glitches and there’s already a rumor that a superior version is being released in Europe next week with better internet.
It makes me laugh that people have called in sick to work so they can wait outside the Apple store on Fifth Avenue. Don’t they realise they’ll be on TV? Still, one person impressed me; the savvy guy who is charging $5000 for his spot near the front of the line. If he gets that money, it’s a pretty good day’s work.
Truth be told, I’m much more excited about the seventh Harry Potter book going on sale in a few weeks. Won’t queue, though. Will pre-order.
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Yes it’s only a rumour but a 3g iphone would be a vast improvement over the 2.5g released for AT&T
http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/29/3g-iphone-for-europe-to-be-announced-monday/
June 29th, 2007 at 12:17 pmI agree completely with you that waiting in line for a phone is a complete and utter waste of time. However if you are smart like Robet Scoble you wait in line where it will give you an opportunity to work as well. Which is what he is doing, he blogs about technology so I guess for him this is just another day on the job.
The rest however do not have that excuse so I guess it is the “community” that arises while waiting in line for something whether it is for a Harry Potter book, iPhone or even a Star Wars movie.
By the way Robert Scoble lives in Half Moon Bay so he is pretty close to where you are now so it may be a good idea to network with him. You never know what may come of it.
June 29th, 2007 at 6:58 pm