by Jeffery Battersby | Jun 19, 2009 | Commentary, iPhone Launch, On miPod
For fun, I decided to swing by my local AT&T store this morning to “trade up” from my current iPhone to the latest edition. When I drove by on the street I could see about 10-12 people standing in line. Not too bad, all things considered. I pulled in...
by Jeffery Battersby | Jun 29, 2007 | iPhone Launch, Macworld, Writing
As I made my way back west on my way home from the iPhone debutâ€â€and at the same time that west coasters were getting their first chance to touch, play, and buyâ€â€I took the opportunity to think about what I’d just seen. And, frankly, I’m still...
by Jeffery Battersby | Jun 29, 2007 | iPhone Launch, Macworld, Writing
The store opened at 6:00 PM sharp and it took about 30 minutes to get from where we were at the end of the line into the store. Everyone that purchased an iPhone was greeted by a line of Apple Store employees clapping and cheering as they walked down the aisle. There...
by Jeffery Battersby | Jun 29, 2007 | iPhone Launch
The first two people in line at the Danbury, CT store are 28 year-old Giovanni Scaringi and 22 year-old Oren Krinsky. Giovanni, who is from Orange County New York, but who is a graduate student in Bridgeport, CT, arrived at the store at around 5:00 am this morning...
by Jeffery Battersby | Jun 29, 2007 | iPhone Launch, Macworld, Writing
Fellow iPhone wanna-own and IT compatriot Bill Jackson and I headed east to Danbury Connecticut rather than south to NYC in hopes of avoiding the longer lines of the hyped-up New York City crowd. We ended up arriving about 90 minutes later than expected due to an...
by Jeffery Battersby | Jun 29, 2007 | iPhone Launch, Macworld, Writing
And away we go… So Bill and I are heading east, presently stuck in traffic, toward the Danbury Fair Mall. Traffic may be related to an accident ahead as we saw an emergency vehicle push ahead of us a couple of minutes ago. As to the iPhone, Apple Stores in the...
