“Apple launched its iPhone 4 in China Saturday morning, attracting a massive crowd of people to one of the company’s new stores in Beijing,” Michael Kan reports for IDG News Service.
“More than 1,000 people lined up outside Xidan Joy City shopping mall, where one of two new Apple stores opened in China Saturday. Some customers waited as long as two days to get their hands on one of the phones,” Kan reports. “Those who waited the longest were allowed to sleep overnight in the shopping mall’s hallway. While they waited in line Saturday morning, a few draped blankets around their bodies as others played cards or took photos of the large crowd with their cell phones.”
Kan reports, “But those in line said it was well worth it. ‘It’s like waiting in line to see a movie star,’ said 26-year-old Sun Jian Kuan, who is a systems engineer. ‘No phone can best the iPhone.'”
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unstoppable train!
I quit my job last June so that I could roll my IRA outa that miserable company’s stock and into AAPL.
I saw this wave coming long ago like a lot of people.
One word: Yay!
unstoppable train!
I quit my job last June so that I could roll my IRA outa that miserable company’s stock and into AAPL.
I saw this wave coming long ago like a lot of people.
One word: Yay!
Holy fark!
Still sold out in Edmonton. Fido gets a shipment every Wednesday and they don’t last the day. So if you work you are screwed.
Holy fark!
Still sold out in Edmonton. Fido gets a shipment every Wednesday and they don’t last the day. So if you work you are screwed.
Unbelievable. Truly unbelievable. Apple has really become something nobody can ignore, or live without.
Unbelievable. Truly unbelievable. Apple has really become something nobody can ignore, or live without.
Juggernaut!!
Juggernaut!!
The iPhone is a true marvel.
The iPhone is a true marvel.
Just got mine. The miracle of it was I just walked into an Apple Store and they had the 32Gb models in stock. Got my free iP4 Speck case recently from Apple and wow, what a nice fit! The new form factor allows a sleek case fit. Damn near perfect phone! (Especially with a free home AT&T 3G Microcell).
Go China! Looks like Apple is the universal language.
Just got mine. The miracle of it was I just walked into an Apple Store and they had the 32Gb models in stock. Got my free iP4 Speck case recently from Apple and wow, what a nice fit! The new form factor allows a sleek case fit. Damn near perfect phone! (Especially with a free home AT&T 3G Microcell).
Go China! Looks like Apple is the universal language.
It’s more impressive in Europe or New York. Chinese people will line up for anything. When an Apple store opens in Tokyo, the Japanese line up for like 10 miles?
(Calling you from Shanghai)
It’s more impressive in Europe or New York. Chinese people will line up for anything. When an Apple store opens in Tokyo, the Japanese line up for like 10 miles?
(Calling you from Shanghai)
@ Peter Blood
I also got the Speck case. Very nice indeed.
@ Peter Blood
I also got the Speck case. Very nice indeed.
Spec case will break near the volume buttons with the first fall.,,
Incase slider is betterade, perfect form fit and much better quality.
Spec case will break near the volume buttons with the first fall.,,
Incase slider is betterade, perfect form fit and much better quality.
The average Chinese person is no differnt than the average American or European when it comes to material wealth and aspirations.
The average Chinese person is no differnt than the average American or European when it comes to material wealth and aspirations.
@skylark
I think that holds true for the most part when speaking of people all over the world.
@skylark
I think that holds true for the most part when speaking of people all over the world.
antennagate? where? what? huh?
antennagate? where? what? huh?
According to my daughter, living in Nanjing, the Chinese don’t like to line up for anything. This seems truly remarkable. Maybe they plan to resell at a premium.