iPhone 5s gold rush begins, as crowds line up for new phone
There’s nothing like an iPhone launch to bring out a crowd.
Apple’s latest phones—the iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s—hit retail shelves on Friday. And at Apple Stores in 10 countries around the world, people lined up in anticipation of doors opening at 8 a.m. local time so they could get their hands on the new models, just as they had for previous iPhone launches.
Photo: Caitlin McGarryFriday’s iPhone launch brought the usual crowds to New York’s Fifth Avenue Apple Store, but the fact the iPhone 5s wasn’t available for preorder meant a larger turnout.
“Everyone is just crazy for the iPhone,” said Artur Mardanov, who waited in line for 20 hours only to emerge from Apple’s flagship Fifth Avenue store in New York with two iPhone 5s models.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
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