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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?
It's funny but when Twitter visited an Apple store, he was the one who got screamed at. So yes, this stuff does happen in real live too.
In corporate America, staff screams at you!
Oh well, good for Apple - they can't make computers fast enough for demand. That's really what this is about and they deserve the marketshare. If only they would be more like Sun about free software.
They could be buying computers worth purchasing. The hysteria seems to be inside the store.
No calls now, I'm
It's Improv Anywhere. A friend of mine got an invite for it.
"In case of emergency, break glass. Scream. Bleed to death."
Pouring Cosmopolitans?
Giving away amyl nitrate and lube?
These are MacIdiots, it could be anything.
Debate, social prank? Is that what you call market dominance?
Ouch! Don't remind him of the Cairo/Longhorn decades.
No calls now, I'm
You forget one thing:
The people below them too stupid to see what's going on, and too placated to care; after all, Mussolini made the trains run on time, right?
And before people stomp on my head, yes, I know the comparisons are awkward at best between Steve and Mussolini, so pick another reason to say I'm a retard, or mod me down as "overrated" and "flamebait".
Let's stop dilly-dallying and just change "-1: Overrated" to "-1: Disagree" or "-1: Doesn't Subscribe to Groupthink".
It's been at least 15 years since anyone stood in line for a Microsoft product. CompUSA is notoriously clear of crowd control problems these days.
are the ones going up Steve's nose.
Please note, this is parody. I'm sure Mr. Ballmer said no to drugs a long time ago and never looked back. Really.
It is a historical fact that Mohammad dictated the Koran while in what modern people would call a seizer.
When he came out of his seizer he would look at what had been dictated and declare which verses were from Allah and which were from Satan (the Satanic verses).
You have got to be real credulous to place any value at all in that book. (Beyond its use as Toilet Paper!)
In any case saying it was written by Satan is no more trollish then saying it was written by God. It might be your belief but it is sure to offend someone.
In any case the God I worship doesn't select baby rapers as Prophets.
John McAfee 'It was like that time I hired that Bangkok prostitute; to do my taxes, while I fucked my accountant'
The line is formed from people excited about Apple's next Apple/ATnT/CIA project. Once inside the store the sheeple will get a free month of CIA monitored web browsing for agreeing to register for certain privacy-intrusive biometric identifications, i.e. retina scans, palm prints, and butt prints.
Meanwhile, six feet underground, Orwell, Burroughs, Robert Anton Wilson and Thomas Jefferson roll over once again.
Bullshit, Tell that to my girlfriend. She got me to get my first Mac. We love well made, well deigned and elegant products. ;)
yes, it means I can't type.
iLive therefore iAm steves iBiatch
*ducks*
Me failed English...
FreeBSD over Linux. If my comments seem odd, this may explain...
Maybe so, but at least I'm not an anonymous troll. So I have that working for me. :)
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Where's the 'ANY' key? I see Esk, Kitarl, and Pig-Up...
I got modded down for trolling for telling off a troll? Someone's priorities are pretty bad.
They have no idea what they're doing but figure they have to do it simply because it's Apple.
I hope it turns out to be nothing and they all get charged for loitering.