Photos of first person in line for iPhone at Apple Store Fifth Avenue

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Well, here he is, the so-far-nameless Apple iPhone (and Yankee) fan, who heads the Apple Store Fifth Avenue iPhone line:

[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “John” for the photos.]

MacDailyNews Take: The whole begging for food and MetroCard donations angle isn’t at all copacetic with the Apple aesthetic, but, hey, the guy has to eat (and take the train), right? wink (Go, Sox!)

Apple’s first iPhone marketing blunder: not priming the lines with real fans. Golden tickets, Steve, golden tickets — or brushed aluminum, whatever floats your boat… Oh, well, too late now.

Who wants to bet that he sells his spot before he buys an Apple iPhone? And does anybody else think conspiratorially enough to wonder if one of Apple’s competitors planted this guy and his sign?

MacDailyNews Note: Attention MacDailyNews readers: if you happen to get a shot of iPhone lines at Apple or AT&T stores this week, please email to webmaster@macdailynews.com or post it online and send us the link. Thank you in advance.

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  3. Hey, this is America. He gets to be first in line and get national press. He may get donations, etc or just fame. As the day and time nears, he has the option to sell his spot to anyone who offers enough money. Is he stupid or just an business man.

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  5. Why!? Why does it have to be this douche as a representative of Apple fans everywhere!? Can someone post a picture of the people on the roof of the GM building with high powered rifles and scopes to take this dick out? It would be appreciated.

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  20. Keep in mind that there are fanatics for everything: religion, politics, technology, movies, sports teams, etc.

    Think of it this way: for five days, this guy isn’t in anyone’s way in NYC! However, I don’t really know what he needs Metrocards for since he’s obviously not going anywhere for awhile.

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  22. I was in Dallas over the weekend and stopped by the Northpark location. No lines yet, but it was the most crowded I had ever seen an Apple store.

    I wanted to talk to someone about the possibility of using a Mini or a Macbook for a media center if the TV doesn’t deliver on DVD streaming under Leopard.

    While I was playing with the notebooks, a salesman was talking to another guy beside me. I waited for them to finish, and after 5 minutes or so, they parted but I didn’t get the salesman’s attention. I went over to the Mini’s and then a family behind me got the same salesguy to answer their questions about swapping in an iPod for a battery vs. getting a new one, and educating the Dad (“do these Bose headphones come with it?”). I listened for close to ten minutes while I tried to trip up the Mini with a bunch of video. When they finished, I asked the sales guy if he could help me.

    I explained that I had an iMac Core Duo that I was wanting to use to stream DVD’s to an TV if possible, but if not, I wanted to get a Mini (if they upgrade it to Core2Duo and add “n”) or a Macbook, but I wasn’t sure about a couple of things. He immediately pulled out a card and told me I would have to make an appointment for a sales something or other, and I explained I just had a couple of questions. He told me that they had so many customers that he couldn’t do that, and started to show me something on the website to explain why. I told him he had just wasted more time than it would have taken to explain it, and that I had listened to him talk to the other customers, and good luck with that attitude, but I didn’t need his help anymore (I live 150 miles away). Then I walked over to another guy and he was glad to offer some help, told me about his setup and a buddy of his setup. I thanked him for not requiring an appointment, and he just laughed at that, then I left. Took him less than 5 minutes to answer my questions, where it took the other guy 5 minutes to tell me why he was too busy, and to piss me off to where I almost spoke to the manager. What a dick. Worst experience I have ever had at an Apple store.

    Thank you, doctor, looks like my time is up. I will see you again next week.

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  23. AppleX quote:

    “Can someone post a picture of the people on the roof of the GM building with high powered rifles and scopes to take this dick out? It would be appreciated.”

    you need to either take your medication or seek professional assiatance.

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