Apple iPhone 6/Plus sales primed to set new all-time smartphone record – if supply allows

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“Techies camp out for Apple iPhones the way rock fans camp out for concert tickets,” Tom Risen reports for U.S. News & World Report. ” Jason Burrell, 25, became the first person in Washington, D.C., to own the new iPhone 6 after being ushered into the Apple Store in Georgetown, taking video with his iPad as he proudly walked to the cashier while being cheered on by a crowd of excited staff. Burrell had been camping in front of the store for a solid 24 hours, since 8 a.m. Thursday.”

“Apple aficionados in the District seem to agree: The lines for the iPhone 6 started forming at 8 a.m. on Thursday, while last year, people started lining up for the then-new Phone 5S at 6 p.m. the night before,” Risen reports. “Supplies of the new phones in stores are expected to sell out Friday, and demand for pre-orders often make it difficult to get a phone in the first two months of a new iPhone launch.”

“The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus set a record for the tech giant, which sold more than 4 million of them in 24 hours on Sept. 12 when they became available for pre-order online, the company reported,” Risen reports. “Many people who camp out for the latest phones each September have been using the iPhone since its debut in 2007, including Emmett Williams, 24, of Chevy Chase, Maryland, who camped out for the fifth time Friday. ‘It’s something I’m used to now. I bring snacks and dress for the weather,’ says Williams, who camped with a lawn chair and a hoodie sweatshirt since 5 p.m. on Thursday. ‘Everyone who is the owner of an Apple product should experience it and have fun with it.'”

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