http://venturebeat.com/2013/09/06/t...-the-iphone-launch-and-theyre-not-even-first/
People are insane
“We think the new iPhone will be available on the 20th … that’s our speculation, since it’s usually out on the Friday after the introduction,” one of the iCampers, Jon Murphy, told me via Skype. “So we think we’ll be out here for about two weeks.”
That’s two weeks in Manhattan, outdoors, in September. They don’t have a tent — illegal in Manhattan — but do have wet weather gear, sleeping bags, camping chairs, a solar panel for power, Apple Airport for wireless internet, and a “dive bag” to put all the electronics inside in case of rain.
And they’re not even first in line.
People are insane
