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There was a time when Apple launches didn’t light up headlines around the web. When the original iPod was released back in November of 2001, for example, the only people lining up were at Apple Stores in Littleton, Colorado, and Newport Beach, California—and most of them weren’t looking to fork over $399 for an mp3 player. They just wanted one of the free grand-opening T-shirts.</p><p>
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Apple launches have become major events, prompting long, snaking lines, week-long camp-outs, and blocked-out vacation days for Apple Store employees. Lines and crowds have become so commonplace that Apple routinely sets up rope stanchions and orders cases of water to keep things orderly.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2913734/shop-different-whats-a-new-product-launch-without-lines-around-the-apple-store.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Shop different: What's a new product launch without lines around the Apple Store?
