No iLine for Me This Year

By  |  Friday, March 11, 2011 at 2:02 pm

I got up at the crack of dawn and waited in a long, long line for the original iPhone. I did the same for the iPhone 3G. And the iPhone 3GS. And the iPad. (In all cases, I did it partially to acquire products to review, and partially to report on the all the wackiness associated with the iLine experience.

But I’m not in line right now to buy an iPad 2–instead, I’m on my way to Austin for the South by Southwest conference. (Or trying to get there, at least–a three-hour flight delay turned my flight to Austin into a flight to Houston, plus another three hours in a rent-a-car.) There are, however, still iLines around the country–maybe not of record-setting length, but still formidable. AppleInsider’s Daniel Eran Dilger has a report on the one at the flagship Apple Store in San Francisco. (I took the photo above at the same store during the 2007 iPhone launch.)

 
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  1. Tim Says:
    March 12th, 2011 at 5:59 pm

    Harry, you can get one from the temporary store at 6th and Congress in Austin! Only place in Austin with any stock left.
    Cheers,
    Tim

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    October 25th, 2011 at 12:53 pm

    With the original iPad and the iPhone 4, Apple allowed individuals to place pre-orders online or to reserve a device for in-store pickup as it was a great demand in advance…
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  5. ASSE Says:
    November 15th, 2011 at 12:03 am

    Hi Harry
    Be serious, be silly, be yourself or anyone else really. Cheers ASSE

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