Arrival of iPhones greeted by 'armed guards'
Don't worry, he's not guarding the iPhones.
(Credit: Flickr user Brad & Sabrina)The first shipments of Apple's iPhone arrived on Sunday at airports across the country, according to AppleInsider, just in time for the start of iPhone Week.
Apparently the iPhones were shipped from Hong Kong to several major cities in the U.S. via air freight in order to clear customs ahead of Friday's expected launch. AppleInsider also reported that armed security guards greeted the arrival of the shipments, a practice usually reserved for shipments of diamonds and other more traditional baubles.
It's an open question as to how many iPhones will be available for sale this weekend. Some analysts are expecting Apple to sell as many as 200,000 this weekend during the first two days the product is on sale. Others are predicting fewer, but we're already seeing potential iPhone customers making arrangements for line-standers outside Apple and AT&T stores.
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thunder on iPhone Friday by running a "What's Wrong With The
iPhone?" contest. The first person who writes in making a valid
point in the opinion of the Microsoft judges will receive a free
Zune. Steve Ballmer said that he anticipates giving away
1,000,000 free Zunes to these first place finishers during the
contest period which lasts nine hours starting at 6:00pm Eastern
Daylight time on Friday June 29th. But what if you aren't the first
person who makes a particular point to the Microsoft judges that
criticizes the iPhone? Don't worry! The second place prize is two
Zunes.
thunder on iPhone Friday by running a "What's Wrong With The
iPhone?" contest. The first person who writes in making a valid
point in the opinion of the Microsoft judges will receive a free
Zune. Steve Ballmer said that he anticipates giving away
1,000,000 free Zunes to these first place finishers during the
contest period which lasts nine hours starting at 6:00pm Eastern
Daylight time on Friday June 29th. But what if you aren't the first
person who makes a particular point to the Microsoft judges that
criticizes the iPhone? Don't worry! The second place prize is two
Zunes.
This is all just to further increase the hype for the iPhone release, it's completely unnecessary and there's no good reason for it.
(I made an account just to post this "talkback".)
anticipated product as it travels through our ports where a lot of
things just "fall off of trucks"? On top of that, you felt strongly
enough that you needed to post about it? Lol... ok. You don't like
APPLE, I get it. I promise, there isn't any cyanide in the koolade, lol.
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