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Camping Out for the iPhone 4: The Line Starts Here
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Any successful charismatic genius eventually gets a cult following. Sometimes these hardcore fans are the butt of jokes from the actual production crew.
There was an interview years ago with Will Wheaton who played Wesley Crusher in "Star Trek: The Next Generation." He hid the fact very hard that he was hardcore Star Trek fan since early childhood since it was considered a strike against him when he was auditioning for that role.
Also, there is this urban legend that one guy was interviewing at Apple in Cupertino years ago during Scully era. He flashed his Apple logo tattoo during the interview process. That ended it for him right there.
Been said, the charismatic genius wants competent professionals and not fan boys. Fan boys run user groups and sometimes accessory companies but not in corporate central.
Seriously! The guy has honest intentions and is nice enough to explain his motives. Would you rather it be a group of ten people who plan to eBay them the second they get their hands on them, or some guy that doesn't have much else to do that really likes Apple and has a legacy with the store?
for this guy's sake, i hope he doesn't go into some kind of debilitating seizure on thursday, right before opening time, because, as crazy as everyone thinks he is, it would suck
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This fanboy must be mad...
I hope he is doing it for publicity and his emo-factor and not for a telephone!?
a week of camping in front of the Apple store.. what a great vacation ..after ten years.. lolsorry
um, yeah, i can think of much better ways to burn vacation time.
Oddly most communities have a crowd where science-fiction / fantasy conventions, anything "period" that is an excuse to wear costume and to be the first in line for a movie is about the same scene. I'm sure most of these know each other well and they will all be taking turns for food runs, bathroom breaks and some of those tents will be, ah, "busy" for those few with a sex life.
Hate speech is free speech and I will never accept "love" forced down my throat to silence me. You don't like this thread, plenty of other Internet out there.
In the USA, the legality of camping out overnight on a street for a product release totally varies from community to community. Some don't allow it. Some require a permit or local police notification and some let it happen in parking lots but not side walks.
It usually comes down to how civil the crowd is as they wait. I have seen overnight rock concert ticket lines dispersed due to some of the crowd getting too rowdy. In general, as long as the line doesn't interfere with the nearby merchants and they are civil, it is typically allowed.
People are making fun of his disability and I question the lack of a job and you pile on me?
Real smooth.
How is anyone here making fun of his disability? There's a difference between questioning a disability and making fun of one.
Yes but there are also rules about being rude on forums... free speech means nothing on the forums...
I pick up a bit of frustration that some in this list will not be the "first kid on their block" for the iPhone 4. But there are also legitimate complaints are being made for those that are IMO wasting a week in line just to be first. At times, I swear Apple works this way to impress stockholders.
