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Line Forms At Apple's Always-Open Manhattan Cube
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?
Where I come from "60-deep" is used to suggest a wide frontage crowd x 60 rows back. Say 50 x 60? So I'd expect from your headline to see a crowd of a few thousand at least. View from the front of a rock stadium gig, that sort of thing. What the photos look like are a line of some people one behind the other. Perhaps 60 in total.
Maybe the headline is you're looking for is "a group of 60 people".
Wow, 60 people go to a store in New York. Makes headline. Big village you've got there....
This sounds to me like the sort of stunt Improv Everwhere might pull.
let me guess. you are yet another twitter sockpuppet! (just kidding, I dont even know who twitter is)
I blame myself.
I own an iBook G4, which I bought new in 2003. I also have an HP Compaq nc6220 laptop that was issued to me by my employer in 2006.
The iBook has travelled with me to Alaska, Palau, and on numerous shorter trips around the U.S. It's had a glass of white wine spilled on the keyboard. Its battery is almost totally dead, but other than that it still works great for Web, office, and web design work. The $1200 or so I spent on it is still providing value.
The HP has travelled with me pretty much between home and office, and a few short trips. Today the case is obviously more flexible than it was new, and when it flexes I get the infamous BSOD. As a result I can only use it on a flat table top. On top of that it has developed a nagging driver problem that makes sleep and lower-power modes problematic. It cost my employer around $2000 and is in the process of being replaced now.
When my iBook goes I will almost certainly get another Apple.
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