I think some of that has to do with the fact that people were able to preorder the 6 for most of last weekend and get delivery today. Most of the 6+ people could not so the only option other than waiting was to be in line early and hope that they had one available.
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iPhone 6 and 6 Plus Go On Sale in U.S. and Canada to Huge Lines
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I think some of that has to do with the fact that people were able to preorder the 6 for most of last weekend and get delivery today. Most of the 6+ people could not so the only option other than waiting was to be in line early and hope that they had one available.
Apple has been selling more iPhones year-over-year since 2007.
It's not just the same people buying iPhones over and over... Apple is clearly adding more users.
Will there be a point in the future where everyone on the planet who wants an iPhone has one? Sure... but I think that's a long way off.
And don't forget... those people will have to replace their iPhones eventually.
I'm not worried about Apple's revenue stream drying up in my lifetime
(though there are some other companies who should be worried about that themselves...)
I thought they were doomed tho...
Some people missed the preorder. Every hour after midnight turned into days until it gets delivered.
Some people do LIKE waiting in line with other folks who share the same iPassion. I've had fun every single time I've waited in release day lines. Game releases, new iPhones. Local stores give out drinks, Starbucks sends people over to take orders and deliver them to people in line.
People get up early to go fishing, get good seats, wait in lines to buy concert tickets etc.
Hopefully you are a little bit less amazed and a bit more understating about the passion people have for iPhones.
I'm a 20 minute (leisurely) walk from the Eaton's Centre and I'm just glad I have to wait till November when the contract is up on my 4s. That line is insane! I do want one, but I'm at the age where I've got better things to do (like sleep 
) rather than be one of the first.
Now I just hope a fix comes out for iOS8 to deal with all the 4s performance issues.
) rather than be one of the first.Now I just hope a fix comes out for iOS8 to deal with all the 4s performance issues.
Now that they do same-as-launch-day home delivery for pre-orders, this line-standing business makes less and less sense. Why take the day off from work to stand in line at a mall, when you can take the day off from work to stay home and [whatever] while waiting for FedEx/UPS to ring the doorbell, or go to work and run home to grab the box off the porch when you get a text alert that it's been delivered?
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Good luck with that. It'll probably come right around the same time they release a fix for iOS7 to run well on the original iPhone4.
that means the line could go past 2 other apple stores.. would be funny to see though i don't think it's the case.
They apparently really want units from the first manufacturing run, before Apple addresses yet doesn't acknowledge the inevitable flaws.
So wait, they don't spend the time getting up at launch time but then waste 10x more time waiting in line only to not even be sure they're going to get one? Makes sense - any self-employed person should be ashamed of themselves for waiting in that line, that or they don't have a business where it matters if they're not at work GENERATING revenue. SMH
Agreed. People spend $hundreds to watch X amount of men throwing/kicking a ball, often in cold/hot weather, while paying another $tens to get food/drinks. Then, one of the teams wins and no life is changed except that of the players, and no item has been obtained.
People look for the experience, and in this case if they are lucky they get a phone that they can resell for twice the amount.
Also it's totally ridiculous that they don't allow business clients to sign up for a digital reservation without waiting in line - spending 6+figures should get you some sort of priority over the highschool kid who won't buy anything else from Apple for years, and certainly not 6+figures. They used to do this in the past but now think everyone is just "samesies" - but the reality is that if they did that then maybe not as long lines and then not as much hype. It's all a game, people! lol
Get the phone, resell it, generate revenue. It's no different than spending time in front of a TV watching sports (and I watch sports) especially when the weather is nice.
I am more amazed that there are people who still get upset and have to vent about people "standing in line for a phone"
This is the 8th iPhone. Each one has had similar excitement. People get very excited for Apple's phones and some are willing or just enjoy queuing up! Most iPhone owners did not stand in a line like those today but no one is forcing anyone to do so. Why does it bother you guys? Do you all work for Samsung?
OK, dudes, seriously. It's a phone. It's a NICE phone, but it's still a phone. You can't wait a week or two? And who jumps on to dot zero of ANY system, anyway?
Yeah... Apple is doomed.
It's that special kind of doomed where they can generate $10 BILLION in profit over a 3 month period.
Long line lust
Try as they may, this is the one thing about Apple that Samsung, et al, can't copy: the product lust. Others would have to pay people to line up like this in so many places, they'd have to offer rock bottom prices, concert tickets, free lunch.
Apple: no discounts, no gimmicks, just tens of thousands of people lining up to spend hundreds of dollars for a product they really want, and trust.
Sure Samsung will mock the lines in commercials but you just know they are scathingly jealous that people crave iPhones and usually just wind up with their phones.
If there was anyone who truly thought that Apple had lost the cool factor; today should nail that argument shut once again.
Try as they may, this is the one thing about Apple that Samsung, et al, can't copy: the product lust. Others would have to pay people to line up like this in so many places, they'd have to offer rock bottom prices, concert tickets, free lunch.
Apple: no discounts, no gimmicks, just tens of thousands of people lining up to spend hundreds of dollars for a product they really want, and trust.
Sure Samsung will mock the lines in commercials but you just know they are scathingly jealous that people crave iPhones and usually just wind up with their phones.
If there was anyone who truly thought that Apple had lost the cool factor; today should nail that argument shut once again.
NO!!!
I tell them it's okay to wait and be patient and they do not have to have the latest of the latest.
And, all their stuff works right now and they can do better stuff with they time rather than stand in line.
BTW: Did this with my kids and it works just fine.
Then send your kids to buy 2 each, resell 'em at twice the market price, give them 50% of profits, teach them to make money.
I own my own businesses. I can sit here, place orders, give orders, and forum all I want...
And so can the folks in line. I think we have come to an understanding here.
Wow, there are some bitter people filled with cynicism.
I would bet there are some self employed people in those lines who have figured out how to keep generating a revenue without having to be at their office/desk. It is 2014.
As far as not letting business clients reserve a fleet of iPhones: I guess Apple would rather see 500 people in line than one person representing a 6 figure iPhone purchase (if you mean 6 figures for just the initial purchase of 500 $200 16GB iPhones. Your math will probably vary, but my point stands) Better for their image (Apple knows how to play the game, and despite you being self employed, you are also a pawn in that game with your "business iPhones" that somehow keep you tied to your office to generate revenue)
Nuh uh, they don't want people waiting in line for their phones!
Also, apple uses Samsung components in their phones, so Samsung planned for this to happen!