11 July 2008 9:17 am
iPhone
The only time that I ever stood in line for tickets was to get a parking permit in college. In spite of being in line prior to 5 a.m., which was either very early or very late at that point in my life, I didn't get a parking permit near my apartment. I did get one, but it was for the lot that was probably a half mile away.
This morning, Geoff was kind enough to wait until the kids and I were on the way to daycare to start his wait in line for the new iPhone. I hope that he is able to get the one that he wants. At the store closest to our house, he estimated there were close to 300 people prior to the store opening at 8:00. It was moving quicker than he expected, so we'll see if it takes less than his initial estimate of 5 hours. I saw the reality of waiting in line at another AT&T store that is near daycare, which I volunteered to drive past to see if the line was any shorter. I estimated that there were at least 200 people there at about 8:15, which was after the store opened.
On my return home, I heard on the radio that the guy in Hong Kong who got the first 3G iPhone in the world had waiting in line for 60 hours. So, perhaps a 5-hour wait in Naperville isn't so bad afterall. And it will definitely put Geoff at the beginning of the 10 million iPhones that I heard are expected to be sold before the end of the year.
