Philip Elmer-DeWitt for Fortune:
In the popular imagination — and in Samsung TV ads — the people willing to wait in line for days to buy the newest Apple (AAPL) gewgaw are hopeless fanboys and fangirls who need to get a life.
That attitude is so 2007.
Elmer-DeWitt notices an interesting trend in the folks who camp out the earliest – at least in some cases, they’re doing it either in a craven attempt at self-promotion or to raise awareness of a charity or cause they’re supporting.
Already? Don’t these people work or go to school?
Wish I Had the time to do these type of things.
Question for other 4S owners – what (if anything) makes the iPhone5 a must-have after only one year? I’m going to wait, as has been my habit, for my current phone to reach it’s 2-year anniversary before upgrading. For those of you who’ve pre-ordered, was factors guided your decision? (E.g., need the latest for development work, LTE, etc.) I’m not judging anyone’s decisions- just curious.
Clearly this has nothing to do with the device being great enough to warrant this. Don’t get me wrong, it is a great device but 5 days for a phone? Nope.