The iPhone 5S Hasn't Been Officially Announced, Already Has Line

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The iPhone 5S Hasn't Been Officially Announced, Already Has Line

Posted by samzenpus on Monday September 9, 2013 @05:24AM from the but-I-want-it-now dept.

Daniel_Stuckey writes "The iPhone 5S line has already begun, despite Apple not even having made its announcement yet. From the looks of the invite to the unveiling in San Francisco on Sept. 10 (and another event the following day in Beijing, where iPhones are all the rage), the company will not only be announcing a next generation iPhone, the 5S, but also the lower-priced 5C model, in a variety of cheaper-looking colors."

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reality show rejects by jaymz666 · 2013-09-09 05:26 · Score: 5, Insightful

At this point, the only reason to line up for an iDevice is to get on TV. This is not different to survivor or Big Brother.
1. Re:reality show rejects by Anonymous Coward · 2013-09-09 05:33 · Score: 5, Insightful
  
  This is not different to survivor or Big Brother.
  Sure it is. All you can win on line at Apple is an iPhone. And by "win" I mean pay the same amount as anybody else.
How about a 'duh' tag by onyxruby · 2013-09-09 05:36 · Score: 4, Insightful

Apple will release a new version of their phone, and another one about a year after that and will keep doing so for as long as there is money to be made doing so. This is no different from any other manufacturer releasing new versions of their products - it's what they do. Why people ever act surprised when there's a new shiny version of 'X' has got to be one of life's great mysteries.
Next years surprise, Ford releases the 2015 model of the Focus! Shocking! Who could ever see that coming? What do you mean the entire industry does this every single year?
Publicity Stunt, Please ignore. by clinko · 2013-09-09 05:43 · Score: 5, Insightful

This is a publicity stunt by a company that sells macs or something. I'm not looking up what they do.
Summary:
1) 4 guys get printed shirts with company logos and lines up crazy early.
2) Vice / Gizmodo / engadget / Slashdot talks about them, with pictures of them in their shirts. Make sure you're still there for the NBC crew shows up!
3) Profit!
Survey says... by djupedal · 2013-09-09 05:53 · Score: 4, Insightful

It's a safe bet everyone is just looking for clicks and eyeballs, /. included.