Apple fans line up to purchase new iPhone 4S
Noah Meloccaro, 15, right, and his brother Luke, 12, center are the first in line as they wait to purchase the new iPhone 4S in Omaha, Neb., Friday.
AP photo
Ann Arbor iPhone enthusiasts were no exception. About 60 people were waiting to get the latest version of the phone outside the AT&T store on Liberty Street in downtown Ann Arbor when it opened at 9 a.m., a store employee said.
Customers were also waiting outside the Apple store at Briarwood Mall when it opened an employee said, and there was still a line of about two dozen people at 10:20 a.m.
Dozens of people lined up outside a store in Tokyo, waiting for its 7:45 a.m. opening, the Journal reported. The company had distributed numbered tickets the day before to let customers claim the first 50 handsets for sale.
Some customers said they wanted the 4S because it's the last device that Apple co-founder Steve Jobs helped bring to market. Jobs died Oct. 5, one day after the unveiling of the 4S.
Comments
dexterreader
Sat, Oct 15, 2011 : 12:56 p.m.
You have to be an Apple lover to understand the passion that is associated with using their products ;-) I, too, have never owned anything but a Mac, but I've never stood in line just to be the first to own one of their devices.
Ray Flower
Fri, Oct 14, 2011 : 11:57 p.m.
The funny thing about stating apple fans are sheep is that more "sheep" seem to buy window related items, even though it really just doesn't work as well as apple related items. So I guess we know which sheep use their brains more. lol Anyways, I didn't upgrade to this one. I'll wait until the next body style revision. 3.5 is a bit small for me with regards to screen. Siri does get me a bit excited, but I'll wait. @Mike, you sound like you should be on Fox News. If someone has money for things you don't want or can't buy, they MUST be poor people living off tax payers. APPLE buyers = poor? holy moly batman lol Never owned any computer other than a mac. From the very start of Apple. But also didn't buy everything they make either.
Left is Right
Fri, Oct 14, 2011 : 10:29 p.m.
Not that I'd wait in line for one but it's their gig. No crime in that. At least they're passionate about something and not yet so bitter or cynical.
Kyle Nathaniel
Fri, Oct 14, 2011 : 7:51 p.m.
Some people have nothing better to do than wait in line for it while other people are at home commenting on the people waiting in line for it.
Jason
Fri, Oct 14, 2011 : 6:58 p.m.
I get that it's a cool phone but I just don't understand why people stand it line for it. <a href="http://thelifeofjwo.wordpress.com/2011/10/14/waiting-in-line-am-i-missing-something/" rel='nofollow'>http://thelifeofjwo.wordpress.com/2011/10/14/waiting-in-line-am-i-missing-something/</a>
Bogie
Fri, Oct 14, 2011 : 5:32 p.m.
This is good. These people needed to get out and enjoy some fresh air. It will also give their parents time to clean the basement; turn off the tv; and clean doritos out of the couch!
Hmm
Fri, Oct 14, 2011 : 4:26 p.m.
I was going to call these people lemmings but that would be an insult to lemmings
Kara H
Fri, Oct 14, 2011 : 4:15 p.m.
@Mike: That's a whole lotta speculation going on there. The national average unemployment check is about $270 a week and Mich maxes at something on the order of $362. If you pay rent or a mortgage and plan to eat on a weekly basis, there's not much discretionary income there. More power to the Apple lovers, at least someone is spending on consumer goods.
Mike
Fri, Oct 14, 2011 : 9:09 p.m.
I know a number of people who won't tke jobs because it would mean they get less money by working. And yes they do purchase the latest technology and spend their money on internet service. You are speculating that they pay rent and pay for food.
Mike
Fri, Oct 14, 2011 : 4 p.m.
What a sign of the times. People who in some cases get their incomes in the form of unemployment and other aid will buy these things. Lot's of very young faces in that picture; where are they getting the money? Are these the same people who would support the "destroy wall street" crowd? I don't get it.....................
Daveguy
Fri, Oct 14, 2011 : 4:14 p.m.
Looks to me like a bunch of high school kids looking to get the latest toy. Not sure you'd get much of a response if you asked them about the protests going on. The response I envision you getting based on the above photo: "Dude, I got this money washing dishes. 'Destroy Wall Street', is that a Pink Floyd Album? My parents listen to them."
kraiford12
Fri, Oct 14, 2011 : 3:48 p.m.
Look at all the Sheeple *Baaaaaaaahhhhh*