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Line Forms At Apple's Always-Open Manhattan Cube

Posted by timothy on from the they-serve-the-best-anticipation-ice-cream-here dept.

SpectreBlofeld writes "According to EngadgetMobile, a line has formed in front of Apple's flagship Cube store in Manhattan. From the article: 'So word on the street (literally) is that a large number of people are queuing in line outside of Apple's flagship store on 5th Avenue in New York City — keep in mind the Cube is open 24 hours a day. Our intrepid girl-on-the-scene reports that the group is more than 60-deep, though most people seem confused about what they're waiting for, but some believe they're actually camping out for a 3G iPhone.' Prank, or mass hysteria?" I wonder if the crowd already has its own Flickr group set up -- if not, what are they waiting for on that front?

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  1. Re:Mass Hysteria by Z00L00K · · Score: 4, Informative
    Mass confusion maybe?

    It's usually better to wait for a while when a new product is released - that way someone else will have all problems.

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  2. Re:Improv Everywhere? by notNeilCasey · · Score: 4, Informative
    It's not IE. Charlie Todd, the founder of Improv Everywhere, says so on his Blog

    For the record, Improv Everywhere has nothing to do with this. Though I do love that we're now the go-to guess for anything out of the ordinary!
  3. Re:It's back! by porky_pig_jr · · Score: 4, Informative

    Yes, I've thought of that as well. Except in Soviet Union people didn't line up in hope that may be there will be something for sale they are after. They lined up in hope that there may be something for sale *at all*, not necessarily they are after, but may be something decent, and if they don't need it they can sell it. Lived in Moscow in 70s, know that phenomena quite well.

  4. They got a shipment of iPhones in (link) by 6350' · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://dvice.com/archives/2008/05/mystery_lineup.php

    "By the time we got there, the lineup was gone, but a couple of helpful Apple blueshirts told us what was what: It turns out that the lineup wasn't for the widely -- and wildly -- rumored 3G iPhone. The store got a shipment of current iPhones this morning, apparently a rare occurrence these days, and when word got out, some touchscreen-hungry folks got in line to snatch up the few that came in."

  5. Here's why by cats2ndlife · · Score: 4, Informative

    http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/22/apple_seeks_expert_in_wimax_impromptu_5th_ave_lineup_more.html The answer to something seeming perplexing is usually something simple, if the observer has any common sense at all.

  6. Re:Mass Hysteria by NatasRevol · · Score: 4, Informative

    This will help you take them apart.

    http://www.powerbookmedic.com/Take-Apart-Repair-Manuals-p-1-c-258.html

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