November 9th is a good day for Neowin, with it being my birthday, that of Mike Stanclift (Marshalus) as well as shockz celebrating his 6 years on Neowin. For others it will be spent largely queuing outside an Apple store in Regent Street, London eager to be among the first to own an iPhone on it's debut in the UK.
MacWorld reports that a few people have already turned up equipped with warm winter clothing, folding chairs and a lot of determination. Just like Arthur Dent states in the movie "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" the British are experts at queuing, I think I'll give this one a miss however.
The move replicates the US experience, where the first queues began to form outside Apple and AT&T shops the day before the product launched. Hundreds had joined these queues by the time the iPhone went on sale.
News source: MacWorld
MacWorld reports that a few people have already turned up equipped with warm winter clothing, folding chairs and a lot of determination. Just like Arthur Dent states in the movie "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" the British are experts at queuing, I think I'll give this one a miss however.
The move replicates the US experience, where the first queues began to form outside Apple and AT&T shops the day before the product launched. Hundreds had joined these queues by the time the iPhone went on sale.
News source: MacWorld
It's funny what people put spin on these days.
Seriously, what's so great about being the 'first'? Are you gonna tell all your friends, "I was the first one to get an iPhone!" Yeah, ok, so? Are you gonna put that on your resume? Does it mean you are more tech savvy than those who didn't freeze their butts off to get one? Does it make you smarter? Better? Will it win you a date with a girl?
It's not like Nintendo Wii where you have to line up and fight to get one because stock is so low.
There will be plenty of iPhones on the shelves the day it comes out and the next day. And every day after that until the iPhone is obsolete.
Last edited by Jedimark on 08 Nov 2007 - 20:36
:p
.... well whatchya know...
How about gale force winds dropping the temp to close to freezing?
On a unrelated topic I just saw the tarrifs you'd have to be a ****ing idiot to buy one (I don't say this lightly! ) For £35 you get 200 mins and txts. For £35 on Orange, with a different phone of course, you get 500 mins and 3000 txts. With the saving you'd made on the cost of the txt messages your average 21 year old sends (I had 500 txt messages free and still racked up a bill of £120 this month) you could buy a ipod, in a few months, with the difference!
Last edited by Spookie on 08 Nov 2007 - 16:33
How about gale force winds dropping the temp to close to freezing?
*Looks out the window.
Check! And I'm only 30 miles from London, so... :p
Yup, I live in London and it's currently tanking down! They're going to get very very wet... I hope it's worth the wait!
This is no different than people queuing for Wimbledon for tickets for the Tennis.
This is no different than people queuing for Wimbledon for tickets for the Tennis.
Actually its a LOT different. Wimbledon tickets, consoles, etc etc, often sell out if you dont wait in line for days. This is a damn phone! There WILL be stock after they sell to these fools...
This is just a case of the reality distortion field at work.
Where?
Where?
Perhaps he was referring to his own post?
Where?
Perhaps he was referring to his own post?
I didn't post it, but I've never had my birthday "make the news" before
Spec for spec the iPhone doesn't look good when compared with other European phones at all.
Well-said. These people have never heard of the internet, and it also shows that they're obsessed with anything that's made by Apple. They probably think it's good for them, because it's named after a fruit. It's a bloody expensive piece of fruit, that's for sure!
How thick do you have to be to queue for any phone?
I'm trying to convince them that parading passed with the phone on show is a good idea.
its an iphone, or, an old mobile phone with lacking features and some really stupid ideas, apart form a name that reminds me of **** (like every other iSuck device name)... get over it, hell, GET A LIFE
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