Comments on: Waiting in line for iPhones is glorious http://scobleizer.com/2008/07/05/waiting-in-line-for-iphones-is-glorious/ I'm a blogger who writes about, videos, and photographs the tech industry Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:20:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: iPhone Daily Briefing - 2008.07.05 | raven.me http://scobleizer.com/2008/07/05/waiting-in-line-for-iphones-is-glorious/#comment-1993891 iPhone Daily Briefing - 2008.07.05 | raven.me Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:55:18 +0000 http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/?p=4348#comment-1993891 [...] posts Japanese iPhone guided tour, TUAW, Cory Bohon Waiting in line for iPhones is glorious, Scobleizer, Robert Scoble iPhone sudoku game features handwriting recognition!, Digg No iPhone in [...] [...] posts Japanese iPhone guided tour, TUAW, Cory Bohon Waiting in line for iPhones is glorious, Scobleizer, Robert Scoble iPhone sudoku game features handwriting recognition!, Digg No iPhone in [...]

]]> By: Alex http://scobleizer.com/2008/07/05/waiting-in-line-for-iphones-is-glorious/#comment-1990629 Alex Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:07:48 +0000 http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/?p=4348#comment-1990629 Meanwhile if you want to have a few bucks to spend on cool apps on Apple Store, there a contests for 300USD worth iTunes gift cards at http://lifesuxdaily.com/contest_july/ Meanwhile if you want to have a few bucks to spend on cool apps on Apple Store, there a contests for 300USD worth iTunes gift cards at http://lifesuxdaily.com/contest_july/

]]> By: mikecane http://scobleizer.com/2008/07/05/waiting-in-line-for-iphones-is-glorious/#comment-1990590 mikecane Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:15:00 +0000 http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/?p=4348#comment-1990590 BTW, Scoble, I watched your feed from that line last year. I just put up my iDay 2007 photos and the first shows show a pic of my monitor with your live feed: http://mikecane2008.wordpress.com/2008/07/09/southern-nyc-iday-2007-in-56-photos/ BTW, Scoble, I watched your feed from that line last year. I just put up my iDay 2007 photos and the first shows show a pic of my monitor with your live feed:
http://mikecane2008.wordpress.com/2008/07/09/southern-nyc-iday-2007-in-56-photos/

]]> By: iPhone in België | Kris Van den Bergh http://scobleizer.com/2008/07/05/waiting-in-line-for-iphones-is-glorious/#comment-1990580 iPhone in België | Kris Van den Bergh Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:58:38 +0000 http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/?p=4348#comment-1990580 [...] aanstaande vrijdag, 11 juli, zal de iPhone alsnog in de rekken liggen. Of je nu donderdagnacht aanschuift in de rij om er één te kopen of om de ramptoerist te gaan spelen: iPhone gekte [...] [...] aanstaande vrijdag, 11 juli, zal de iPhone alsnog in de rekken liggen. Of je nu donderdagnacht aanschuift in de rij om er één te kopen of om de ramptoerist te gaan spelen: iPhone gekte [...]

]]> By: George http://scobleizer.com/2008/07/05/waiting-in-line-for-iphones-is-glorious/#comment-1990520 George Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:26:26 +0000 http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/?p=4348#comment-1990520 I'm going to stand in line at my PC and buy one online. Actually, I jest, but O2 (the company here in the UK who does the iPhone) is taking the preorders to deliver by courier on the release date. Won't be so cold that way! I’m going to stand in line at my PC and buy one online. Actually, I jest, but O2 (the company here in the UK who does the iPhone) is taking the preorders to deliver by courier on the release date.

Won’t be so cold that way!

]]> By: Anne http://scobleizer.com/2008/07/05/waiting-in-line-for-iphones-is-glorious/#comment-1990447 Anne Tue, 08 Jul 2008 04:07:12 +0000 http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/?p=4348#comment-1990447 If I just want to buy an Iphone Friday or Saturday and do not care about publicity and would like to spend as little time as possible in line - when should I go to the Apple store in Palo Alto? Any guesses? If I just want to buy an Iphone Friday or Saturday and do not care about publicity and would like to spend as little time as possible in line - when should I go to the Apple store in Palo Alto? Any guesses?

]]> By: RenZor http://scobleizer.com/2008/07/05/waiting-in-line-for-iphones-is-glorious/#comment-1990434 RenZor Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:52:54 +0000 http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/?p=4348#comment-1990434 The iPhone 3G releases here n New Zealand on July. Since we never got the first iPhone, the hype has been pretty good. There are various radio competitions running, newspaper articles, current event shows interviewing geeks, etc. Until Vodafone NZ released the price tag and the contract plans! :-( More info - http://www.vodafone.co.nz/iphone/index.jsp The iPhone 3G releases here n New Zealand on July. Since we never got the first iPhone, the hype has been pretty good. There are various radio competitions running, newspaper articles, current event shows interviewing geeks, etc.

Until Vodafone NZ released the price tag and the contract plans! :-(

More info - http://www.vodafone.co.nz/iphone/index.jsp

]]> By: Ryan http://scobleizer.com/2008/07/05/waiting-in-line-for-iphones-is-glorious/#comment-1990378 Ryan Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:21:54 +0000 http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/?p=4348#comment-1990378 Am I the only one who thinks it's a little strange to consider "waiting in line to buy a mass-produced product" to be a memorable life event? Particularly after that fantastic trip the the nation's capitol last month. Hopefully this was just an exaggeration! Am I the only one who thinks it’s a little strange to consider “waiting in line to buy a mass-produced product” to be a memorable life event? Particularly after that fantastic trip the the nation’s capitol last month. Hopefully this was just an exaggeration!

]]> By: iNot http://scobleizer.com/2008/07/05/waiting-in-line-for-iphones-is-glorious/#comment-1990311 iNot Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:55:55 +0000 http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/?p=4348#comment-1990311 When the iPhone v1 came out Stevie said Edge was all that was reqd, and the Mac faithful soaked it up. Yet, barely a year later, there is a 3G version. It's amazing how much the Mac cult believe anything that comes out of Jobs' ass...mouth. And they think they are smarter than the average consumer :) The v2 is a phone worth buying...GPS, apps etc. The v1 - not so much. When the iPhone v1 came out Stevie said Edge was all that was reqd, and the Mac faithful soaked it up. Yet, barely a year later, there is a 3G version. It’s amazing how much the Mac cult believe anything that comes out of Jobs’ ass…mouth. And they think they are smarter than the average consumer :)
The v2 is a phone worth buying…GPS, apps etc. The v1 - not so much.

]]> By: Bob Ngu http://scobleizer.com/2008/07/05/waiting-in-line-for-iphones-is-glorious/#comment-1990302 Bob Ngu Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:40:58 +0000 http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/?p=4348#comment-1990302 @MacBooker aka anonymous user mouthing off, apparently I am not the only one thinking that it is bad idea to have the baby there, this update from the post... Update 2: According to a Fortune report on the group, five of the ten have already hit the road, and New York City cops sent the baby packing not long after we visited the scene. @MacBooker aka anonymous user mouthing off, apparently I am not the only one thinking that it is bad idea to have the baby there, this update from the post…

Update 2: According to a Fortune report on the group, five of the ten have already hit the road, and New York City cops sent the baby packing not long after we visited the scene.

]]> By: Thomas http://scobleizer.com/2008/07/05/waiting-in-line-for-iphones-is-glorious/#comment-1990295 Thomas Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:34:16 +0000 http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/?p=4348#comment-1990295 Lil' Scobie said: "Oh yeah and hey “T” you obviously are better then everyone here but I have a hard time seeing what value of any amount you have added to the world maybe you should start working on that then saying we need to get lives." Well, we now know the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree. Since your Dad is King, you can be Prince of the non-sequiturs. What does that comment have anything to do with "T"'s comment? If you feel foolish about waiting in line for a product and think "T" struck a nerve, have the guts to say so. "T" does have a point. Waiting 30 hours in line for ANYTHING (except maybe a vital organ) is really pretty foolish. Robert, name one "famous CEO" you saw that anyone on Wall Street would recognize immediately. Lil’ Scobie said:

“Oh yeah and hey “T” you obviously are better then everyone here but I have a hard time seeing what value of any amount you have added to the world maybe you should start working on that then saying we need to get lives.”

Well, we now know the apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree. Since your Dad is King, you can be Prince of the non-sequiturs. What does that comment have anything to do with “T”’s comment? If you feel foolish about waiting in line for a product and think “T” struck a nerve, have the guts to say so. “T” does have a point. Waiting 30 hours in line for ANYTHING (except maybe a vital organ) is really pretty foolish.

Robert, name one “famous CEO” you saw that anyone on Wall Street would recognize immediately.

]]> By: jason http://scobleizer.com/2008/07/05/waiting-in-line-for-iphones-is-glorious/#comment-1990267 jason Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:30:50 +0000 http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/?p=4348#comment-1990267 "We had famous Apple software developers, famous CEOs and venture capitalists waiting in line, and a lot of other fun people, too.".. wow famous developers.. famous ceo's... man i bet you were star struck... or easily impressed. “We had famous Apple software developers, famous CEOs and venture capitalists waiting in line, and a lot of other fun people, too.”.. wow famous developers.. famous ceo’s… man i bet you were star struck… or easily impressed.

]]> By: David K http://scobleizer.com/2008/07/05/waiting-in-line-for-iphones-is-glorious/#comment-1990217 David K Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:35:35 +0000 http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/?p=4348#comment-1990217 Robert, I rarely agree with your point of views but this time I couldn't agree with you more. Too bad I'll be out of the country next week. At least that guarantees there will be an available iPhone 3G when I return. Robert, I rarely agree with your point of views but this time I couldn’t agree with you more. Too bad I’ll be out of the country next week. At least that guarantees there will be an available iPhone 3G when I return.

]]> By: Patrick Scoble http://scobleizer.com/2008/07/05/waiting-in-line-for-iphones-is-glorious/#comment-1990198 Patrick Scoble Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:50:15 +0000 http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/?p=4348#comment-1990198 Yeah, I agree last year was a lot of fun. However, waiting in line for this revamp is sorta crazy. Especially the people with the toddler in NYC. I look forward to checking the 3G out but it is in no means line worthy. Oh yeah and hey "T" you obviously are better then everyone here but I have a hard time seeing what value of any amount you have added to the world maybe you should start working on that then saying we need to get lives. Yeah, I agree last year was a lot of fun. However, waiting in line for this revamp is sorta crazy. Especially the people with the toddler in NYC. I look forward to checking the 3G out but it is in no means line worthy. Oh yeah and hey “T” you obviously are better then everyone here but I have a hard time seeing what value of any amount you have added to the world maybe you should start working on that then saying we need to get lives.

]]> By: T http://scobleizer.com/2008/07/05/waiting-in-line-for-iphones-is-glorious/#comment-1990193 T Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:31:06 +0000 http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/?p=4348#comment-1990193 These (you) people need to get lives. These (you) people need to get lives.

]]> By: Phillip Jeffrey http://scobleizer.com/2008/07/05/waiting-in-line-for-iphones-is-glorious/#comment-1990192 Phillip Jeffrey Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:26:36 +0000 http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/?p=4348#comment-1990192 Robert, For me, it was fun watching you and Thomas Hawk on Ustream through the night as you chatted with random people walking by and answered questions in the chatroom. I just googled and found Brian's blog on the Palo Alto experience, I wish I had been there - It looked like a fun and magical experience. http://bub.blicio.us/?p=248 What a difference a year makes! Robert,

For me, it was fun watching you and Thomas Hawk on Ustream through the night as you chatted with random people walking by and answered questions in the chatroom. I just googled and found Brian’s blog on the Palo Alto experience, I wish I had been there - It looked like a fun and magical experience. http://bub.blicio.us/?p=248

What a difference a year makes!

]]> By: Christopher Coulter http://scobleizer.com/2008/07/05/waiting-in-line-for-iphones-is-glorious/#comment-1990183 Christopher Coulter Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:14:37 +0000 http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/?p=4348#comment-1990183 10.5.4 and ProApps update with 8 core, yah, so the 3G be a snoozer, gonna get an uncapped one anyways, when does that start? 10.5.4 and ProApps update with 8 core, yah, so the 3G be a snoozer, gonna get an uncapped one anyways, when does that start?

]]> By: Shelley http://scobleizer.com/2008/07/05/waiting-in-line-for-iphones-is-glorious/#comment-1990165 Shelley Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:58:27 +0000 http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/?p=4348#comment-1990165 Oh sh*t. I have to take one of my computers down to the Genius bar this afternoon. Is this 3G thing going on now? How irritating for Apple customers. Oh sh*t. I have to take one of my computers down to the Genius bar this afternoon. Is this 3G thing going on now? How irritating for Apple customers.

]]> By: Quote of the Day — Robert Scoble at blogan http://scobleizer.com/2008/07/05/waiting-in-line-for-iphones-is-glorious/#comment-1990163 Quote of the Day — Robert Scoble at blogan Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:36:55 +0000 http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/?p=4348#comment-1990163 [...] Quote of the Day — Robert Scoble Published by Brent Logan on 7/5/2008 in Quotes. Tags: apple, Quotes, robert scoble. But, waiting in line for an Apple product is glorious, even if it is idiotic. —Robert Scoble. [...] [...] Quote of the Day — Robert Scoble Published by Brent Logan on 7/5/2008 in Quotes. Tags: apple, Quotes, robert scoble. But, waiting in line for an Apple product is glorious, even if it is idiotic. —Robert Scoble. [...]

]]> By: adam jackson http://scobleizer.com/2008/07/05/waiting-in-line-for-iphones-is-glorious/#comment-1990157 adam jackson Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:53:38 +0000 http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/?p=4348#comment-1990157 yeah. I've waited in line for the following: Jaguar Tiger Leopard iPhone 1.0 iPhone 2.0 (next week) 3 Apple Store Openings. yeah. I’ve waited in line for the following:

Jaguar
Tiger
Leopard
iPhone 1.0
iPhone 2.0 (next week)
3 Apple Store Openings.

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