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Jul 13, 09 - 08:21 am Comment from: silverwarloc

Damn!!!

Isn't the pre released for O2 today? Let's see their queue.

Jul 13, 09 - 08:57 am Comment from: andintroducing

Which is it? The video was taken right after he got his phone or two hours before the store closed? The text here seems to suggest both!

Jul 13, 09 - 09:28 am Comment from: Anonymous©

Why couldn't it be both, he got his iPhone 3GS and used it to video the line behind him, which was still 2 hrs before closing.

Jul 13, 09 - 09:29 am Comment from: pastrychef

Holy moly! That's crazy!

Jul 13, 09 - 10:05 am Comment from: Jubei

@roguedog

Oh people still think about the Palm Pee? Most people forgot about that one already.

Jul 13, 09 - 11:06 am Comment from: Olmecmystic

This is incredible! Here's a visual representation of the bloodbath in full effect. The Palm Premie had nothing like this.

Wow! That's all I can is "Wow!"

Peace.
Olmecmystic

Jul 13, 09 - 12:23 pm Comment from: Davewrite

I've been there to Singapore.

Basically an island state (imagine a small New York city without the rest of USA). Prosperous with plenty of people with extra income. (Quite badly hit by recession though as it's export oriented. Imagine the lines if there wasn't a recession!)

High tech place. For example if you drive around you don't need to pay parking fees at many lots as payment is automatically deducted from sensors in your car. Also payment is deducted if you drive into 'congested' zones (to deter traffic jams).

Place is full of geeky types. Young (and not so young) spend endless time with their electronics.

This adoption of iPhone is very interesting and possibly significant for Apple as Apple penetration in Asia is relatively low. Plenty of PC makers selling really cheap PCs (make the 'Lauren HP laptop' look expensive) and in many Asian countries heavy import taxes on Macs as countries try to protect their local PC industries. In Asia where people didn't grow up with the Steve Jobs 'legend' the iPhone and iPod Touch might be the best advertisements Apple can have.

Jul 13, 09 - 12:29 pm Comment from: Davewrite

Forgot to mention in my post above that years ago I remember that Apple made Macs in Singapore, don't know whether they still do it or has it all moved to China? (Singapore's like 90% Chinese but not part of China).

Jul 13, 09 - 12:50 pm Comment from: sget88

it's nice to hear 'queue' rather than 'line'!

@Davewrite: The Apple facility in Ang Mo Kio in Singapore no longer manufactures, but it does oversee accounting, warehousing and distribution for Asia.

Size is 1.33x of New York City (including Staten Island etc). The mobile phone penetration rate exceeds 100%.

Need to shoot from atop to have an idea of the whereabouts of that queue.

Why palm pre will never as hot as iphone?
iPhone is a miracle.