Interview With the First Two iPhone Campers In NY

[Nomad559]

These two men are waiting In line to get an iPhone ... Losers

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/video/exclusive-interview-with-the-first-two-iphone-campers-in-ny-272140.php

You know those two guys waiting in line for the iPhone a whole 100 hours early? We've got an exclusive interview with them. Watch as our own Nick McGlynn asks them life's greatest questions: what they're doing here, what they've got in their hands, and whether they have girlfriends.

:rofl:

[Gabi Hayes]

1. how much do those things cost?

[Massacure]

2. They are $499 for the 4 GB model and $599 for the 8 GB. N/T

[MichiganVote]

4. Miles per gallon?

[KG]

3. just when i think i have no life

i see folks camping out for an OS (Windows 98)

i mean, not even a game or gaming system, just an OS.

[sellitman]

5. Figures.....he's a Skankee Fan.

Dope.

[Matsubara]

6. People who line up and camp out to be first for Star Wars, Wii, iPhone, whatever...

I don't know whether to be jealous of them for having so much free time and money, or pity them for not having anything better to do with their time.

Whatever it is, I'm sure it will be just as good six months later when it's in the bargain bin...

[NYCGirl]

7. How many iPods do you find in the bargain bin? A good product stays a good product.

[mondo joe]

8. In other news.... have you seen the Zune tattoo?

[NYCGirl]

11. LOL!

:rofl:

[liberalEd]

13. I love my iPod, and I'm sure iPhone is great

But not so much that I would stand in line for a hundred hours for either.

On the other hand, I think people like this are doing it for the experience much more so than the actual device.

If the device is what they really wanted, they would wait a month or so while the initial issues get resolved.

[Matsubara]

16. I got my iPod a lot cheaper by waiting a year after they came out.

And I got one with more memory than it would have had had I gotten one of the first ones.

I realize that "bargain bins" don't fit with apple's marketing image, but they do mark down their products.


I might line up to see a good concert, but that's about it. These are just PRODUCTS, one identical to the next.

[NYCGirl]

18. Yes, there will be different editions of the product. But no, "bargain bins"

are not Apple's thing — Costco discounts iPods, a whole $10 off!

[Matsubara]

22. I'm talking about how Apple tends to give a pretty good price on an item...

...when it's nearing the end of it's production run. Usually around 8-12 months after it's introduced, and just before some new whiz-bang better one takes its place.

I've bought all my macs (and my DV camera and peripherals) at the Apple Store for the last 6 years or so.

[NYC Liberal]

24. They also sell refurb Macs/iPods as well for good prices.

Pretty much good as new. I've never bought one but I was considering it so I've read up a lot on them.

[mondo joe]

9. I suggest neither pity nor envy.

They just use their resources differently than you do.

[Omphaloskepsis]

29. I worked at a movie theater when Episode 1 came out.

We had about five or six hundred people camping out for a few days. It was actually a lot of fun. They had BBQs and drank all night. I hung out with the campers after I got off work. A total blast. It can be fun.

[Captain Angry]

34. I only tailgated for 14 hours.

For each of the new episodes, some friends and I took a vacation day, and hung out with all of the other goofy people in line for the movie.

People were grilling, open coolers and having a fun time reliving what it was like 20 years before for the original trilogy.

If these guys think a phone is going to be their life's dream, more power to them. Star Wars got me into the tech industry and gave me my lifelong love of space. It's a silly movie series, but it's still a great time. I hope the phone lives up to their expectations.

[dysfunctional press]

61. we were only in line thru 3 showings...

nt

[Captain Angry]

62. I was there 14 hours early for the Midnight showing on opening night.

There was no way I was going to let other people in the state see it before me. :-)

[Matsubara]

51. Well, I can confess that I spent much of the summers of 1977 and 1978...

...watching the original over and over again in the theater. But back in those days, you could stay in the theater and watch the same show over and over again, and they often had double features.

And at my local theater, ticket prices were $1.25 for kids at the matinee!

Didn't do the long lines thing, but I definitely got caught up in Star Wars fever. I even bought the MECO disco version of the these song, as well as the soundtrack album, which we listened to all the time.


Good times...


So I guess it's like you say, it could be fun, if you have a lot of time on your hands. With work and 2 kids, I just don't.

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[Nomad559]

15. Do you really

want to do this again? ... You need to get a life.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=6602407#6603675

:)

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[Nomad559]

31. Steve Jobs is a democrat

Steve Jobs Is a bad democrat.

Steve Jobs, Proud to Be Nonunion
http://www.wired.com/news/columns/0,72754-0.html?tw=rss.technology

Woz Spills The Beans On Apple
http://www.digital-lifestyles.info/display_page.asp?section=business&id=3821
Woz confirmed that Jobs did rip him off in the early days when Jobs got him to redesign the circuit board for the classic arcade game, Breakout.


Steve Jobs Is an Ass

:)

[Elwood P Dowd]

33. Did jobs take your pacifier away when you were a baby 10 years ago?

Sounds like it. You keep posting these same links over and over and over and over and over. You are eaten up with Apple and Jobs bashing.

[Nomad559]

35. You are eaten up with Apple and Jobs bashing.

Again, how Is posting factual Information about Apple Bashing?

Why do you keep Ignoring the question?

:)

[Elwood P Dowd]

38. I have answered your childish question several times.

You are not telling the truth. You post that Apple is a Red company, when they contribute far more to Democrats. You conveniently leave out the most important facts. What you do is like giving baseball stats saying a hitter sucks because he struck out 75 times during the season without ever mentioning he hit 50 home runs, drove in 125 runs, and had a batting average of .330.

[Nomad559]

40. That's not true

You have never answered my question.

So you think Apple Is blue just because Apple and Steve Jobs donated a few dollars to Democrats, but yet you Ignore everything else that proves Apple Is a Red company. :eyes:

So tell me Elwood, Is Microsoft a Red or Blue company?

:)

[Matsubara]

21. MacUser since 1994 here. And I think people waiting in line for any new product is silly.

Proud owner of...

Macintosh IIci
Macintosh Performa
Macintosh 5500
iMac G3
iMac G4 20" (2)


You don't have to be anti-mac to think these people are a little...extreme.


I have one Winblows machine and I f-ing hate it, but I have to use it for work...

[Elwood P Dowd]

23. Nomad is constantly basing Apple and Apple users on this board.

You simply do not know his history. It's an agenda with him.

[Nomad559]

28. And once again

how Is posting factual Information about Apple Bashing?

I've asked that question to you many times, and you never answer it.

:)

[Elwood P Dowd]

30. You post selected facts

and don't give "the rest of the story". You post that Apple is a RED company because they give a few thousand bucks to some local republicans and never tell us the hundreds of thousands they gave to national Democrats. You find one negative article about an Apple product, and never post the links to dozens of positive articles about the same product. You use the same tricks Fox News, Limbaugh, and other agenda-driven punks use.

[Nomad559]

37. Oh please

I have always been the Keith Olbermann to your Bill O'Reilly.

And you know this Is true.

:rofl:

[Elwood P Dowd]

39. You lied about Apple being Red

and you have the nerve to call yourself Keith Olbermann?

[Nomad559]

42. I did not lie

In my opinion, Apple Is a Red company, and my opinion Is based on ALL the facts about Apple.

:)

[Elwood P Dowd]

41. Here are some FACTS

You make a post saying Apple is Red.
Apple gives a few bucks to some republicans and you never mention what they give to Democrats.

Apple Computer, Inc. - Political Campaign Contributions
(1999 to Present)

Political Campaign Contribution Totals
Company Name Apple Computer, Inc.
Stock Symbol AAPL
Sector Technology
Industry Computer Hardware

Total Contribution Dollar Amount $404,386
(1999 - Present)
Average Contribution Dollar Amount $837

Total Contribution Dollar Amount to Republicans $24,300
(6% of total)

Average Contribution Dollar Amount to Republicans $694

Total Contribution Dollar Amount to Democrats $282,286
(70% of total)

Average Contribution Dollar Amount to Democrats $808

[Nomad559]

44. Some More Facts

http://www.campaignmoney.com/microsoft.asp

Total Contribution Dollar Amount to Republicans $1,155,819
(13% of total)

Total Contribution Dollar Amount to Democrats $2,950,529
(33% of total)

Does that make Microsoft a Blue company?

:)

[Elwood P Dowd]

45. I never said anything about Microsoft

being Red or Blue in this thread.

[Nomad559]

47. No you did not

So why don't you answer the question?

:)

[Elwood P Dowd]

50. Because it's not relevant to your claim that Apple is Red.

Apple is not Red, and we are not discussing Microsoft's campaign contributions. Try another diversion.

[Nomad559]

54. Not relevant

You think Apple Is blue just because of a few donations to Democrats, but yet Microsoft has donated much more money to Democrats, and you don't think that's relevant.

:rofl:

[Elwood P Dowd]

43. And some more

Steve Jobs , 52 (bio)
Apple Computer ceo; Pixar chairman, ceo
$1,000 Republican
$254,700* Democrat

total: $255,700
* includes soft-money donations
Contributor Candidate or PAC Amount Date
Jobs, Steve P
Cupertino, CA 95014
Apple Computers/CEO
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) $26,700
primary 06/29/06
Jobs, Steven P
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Apple Computer/CEO EMANUEL, RAHM (D)
House (IL 5)
FRIENDS OF RAHM EMANUEL $1,000
general 03/25/04
Jobs, Stephen P.
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Apple Computer/Chairman EMANUEL, RAHM (D)
House (IL 5)
FRIENDS OF RAHM EMANUEL $1,000
primary 08/30/01
JOBS, STEVE
WALNUT CREEK, CA 94596
APPLE COMPUTERS
DNC-NON-FEDERAL INDIVIDUAL (soft-money donation) $50,000
primary 11/01/00
JOBS, STEVEN P
WALNUT CREEK, CA 94596
APPLE COMPUTER
COMMITTEE FOR A DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY (D) $4,000
primary 01/10/00
JOBS, STEVEN P
WALNUT CREEK, CA 94956
APPLE COMPUTER KENNEDY, EDWARD MOORE SENATOR (D)
Senate - DC
KENNEDY FOR SENATE 2000 $1,000
general 12/30/99
JOBS, STEVEN P
WALNUT CREEK, CA 94596
APPLE COMPUTER KENNEDY, EDWARD MOORE SENATOR (D)
Senate - DC
KENNEDY FOR SENATE 2000 $1,000
primary 12/30/99
Jobs, Steven Mr.
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Apple Computer/Pixar Animation Stud BRADLEY, BILL (D)
President
BILL BRADLEY FOR PRESIDENT INC $500
primary 03/17/99
JOBS, STEVE
PALO ALTO, CA 94301
PIXAR PELOSI, NANCY (D)
House (CA 8)
NANCY PELOSI FOR CONGRESS $1,000
primary 05/12/98
JOBS, STEVEN P
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94104
APPLE COMPUTER
DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) $5,000
primary 12/08/97
JOBS, STEVEN P
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94104
APPLE COMPUTER
DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) $10,000
primary 06/06/97
JOBS, STEVEN P
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94104
DSCC NON-FEDERAL INDIVIDUALS (soft-money donation) $50,000
primary 10/29/96
JOBS, STEVEN PAUL
REDWOOD CITY, CA 94063
PIXAR ANIMATION STUDIOS
DNC-NON-FEDERAL INDIVIDUAL (soft-money donation) $2,500
primary 08/07/96
JOBS, STEVEN P
REDWOOD CITY, CA 94063
DNC-NON-FEDERAL INDIVIDUAL (soft-money donation) $100,000
primary 04/10/96
JOBS, STEVEN
LOS GATOS, CA 95030
APPLE COMPUTER BROWN, EDMOND G JR (D)
Senate - CA
BROWN FOR U S SENATE $1,000
primary 05/19/82
JOBS, STEVEN
LOS GATOS, CA 95030
APPLE COMPUTER MCCLOSKEY, PAUL N JR (R)
Senate - DC
CALIFORNIANS FOR MCCLOSKEY $1,000
primary

[Nomad559]

46. You know

that's not really a lot of money for someone that's the highest paid CEO In America.

http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9716002-7.html

:)

[Elwood P Dowd]

52. Another trick

That was only for one year. What did he make the year before? What was his average income the previous 5 years?

[Nomad559]

55. Another trick

:rofl:

[Richard Steele]

32. I agree. I'm not camping overnight for anything less important than a liver transplant.

It's just a THING, an object, a gizmo-
it's not life-or-death, fer chrissakes!

Of course, I do honestly suspect that Nomad559
would sit on a sidewalk for 100 hours awaiting a
chance to badmouth Apple™.
The lad is absolutely OBSESSED with trashing them-
it's just not healthy.

[Matsubara]

49. Well, if his objective is to hurt Apple, it ain't gonna work.

To gadget freaks, the news that people are already lining up will probably only make them want it that much more...


As for me, I only just got my first cell phone 6 months ago, and have yet to really use it. I will probably only buy something like an iphone when it's totally obsolete. :rofl:

[Richard Steele]

58. I had a cell phone for 2 years...about 3 years ago.

Motorola V60- an absolutely beautiful work of art...
a once-in-a-generation PERFECT fusion of form and function.

But, as PERFECT as it was, I really didn't have that much
genuine USE for it. I was paying $40 a month for 500 minutes,
and my 2-year average was TWELVE minutes a month.

I'm just too REAL to need to be constantly yakking with
other people, I suppose....:shrug:

[PFunk]

12. I thought they were a bit pricey to...

...but after reading up more about them it looks like the iPhone is more like a very small labtop (or palmtop) computer with a very tiny keyboard (it can do almost everything a laptop can) that just happens to be a phone.

Super neat but I still think it's a bit too pricey.

[Elwood P Dowd]

17. It's a computer, iPod, and phone all in one small package.

Comes with OS X.

[northzax]

14. i'd do it

if i had the capital. make a quick couple hundred bucks on eBay overnight.

[NYCGirl]

19. How'd you sell the plan with the phone? NT

[northzax]

25. you don't need to buy a plan

you simply need to register with AT&T (formerly Cingular). you can take the phone into any AT&T wireless store or call their 800 number to activate. there are thousands of phones for sale on eBay, these, I assume, will take the AT&T smartchip, much like my current blackberry does. no problem.

since there is no rebate on the iPhone as of yet, I asssume that Apple doesn't care if I am a current AT&T customer (I am annoyed, on a completely different tangent, that I am back to being an AT&T customer, I was one before Cingular took them over, now they're back. annoying)

[NYC Liberal]

26. I wonder if it has anything to do with this:

http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9734051-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

[marmar]

27. Puh-thetic.....

Ellos necesitan las vidas.

[Captain Angry]

36. I hope the phone causes the other manufacturers to start adding USEFUL features.

Direct access voicemail? Awesome.
Maps with GPS, tied to their phone listing, with the ability to dial? Awesome.

Now the other guys need to design something to force the price of the new features down to mortal levels.

I could give a crap about a camera or games or the other baloney that's been stapled into phones over the last several years.

Give me something I can use at a decent price, and I'll be a happy camper.

[ComerPerro]

48. It should. iPods made MP3 music players very mainstream

[symbolman]

53. Triumph the Insult dog at the Star Wars line

If you haven't seen this, then tape your ribs, you'll need it.. :)

http://www.starterupsteve.com/video/Conan-Triumph-Star-Wars.html

Wonder it Triumph is going to cruise some IPhone lines, that would ROCK :)

Anyone in Hawaii want for me to wait in line for them, you buy me one, and I'll get one for you while I'm there..

[Richard Steele]

56. Man, Triumph could get 6 months worth of material from 3 hours in the iPhone line!

GOOD material too- not just "cheap shots", but cheap shots
that touch the very HEART of our decadent, overprivledged,
out-of-touch "consumer culture".

I hope he's out there somewhere working those lines right now!

[symbolman]

57. Wonder if there's any way to contact him

or his "Owner"?

You're exactly right on the Nose, a cold nose :)

I guess I'll take a few minutes and see if I can Alert him if he hasn't thought of it already, I mean, I'd do PAY PER VIEW for this one :)

[REP]

59. Who's Paying You To Post This Crap?

Yannow, every time some hedge fund manager needs to move some paper on Apple, you see shit like this - a bunch of negative and false rumors about Apple. I hope they're paying you well ... :rofl:

[mondo joe]

60. I think the guy is more about getting on TV than getting a iPhone.

Even Apple blogging people who are just DYING to get their iPhone aren't camping out waiting in line.

Sweaty McTouchscreen is just a guy looking for his 15 minutes of fame.

[Nomad559]

63. His Name Is Greg Packer

http://macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/14040

Olbermann Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa4vjpj-6U8

:)