Len Edgerly (left), a blogger and podcaster writing about his experience for BostonNow.com, was the first in line. Edgerly got to the mall around 3 a.m. and was told by a security guard passing by on his Segway that he could not wait directly in front of the mall entrance, but at the park across the street. Others soon joined Edgerly around a half hour later. At 6 a.m., the mall finally let the early risers inside.
"I was going to come later, but woke up at 2 a.m. and thought 'What the hell,'" said Edgerly, who plans to get one iPhone for himself and one for his wife. He has no intentions of selling them on eBay.
Apple took down his name, as he is first in line. Edgerly said he thinks that Apple is planning something special for the first person in line at each store. He was using Twitter to keep people updated on his experience.
Kern Bruce (far right), an advertising graduate student at Boston University, was posting updates to friends on his MySpace page. He was impressed that Apple has been able to sustain hype for six months without using any famous personalities to help the campaign. Despite getting offers of upward of $1,200, Bruce is not planning to sell his iPhone.
"Actually having the iPhone outweighs money at this point," said Bruce.
While both Bruce and Edgerly were forthcoming about their identities and denied being Apple promotional plants, one man behind them in line who was part of a team of three would not answer the question.
"I'm not allowed to speak to you," he said.
Photo by Candace Lombardi/CNET News.com
