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Hundreds line up in cold rain for Apple iPhone launch in Cologne, Germany (link to photos)
Thursday, November 08, 2007 - 07:04 PM EST

Hundreds of people who were eager to get their hands on their very own Apple iPhones turned out at midnight for the launch in Cologne, Germany, despite heavy rain and cold weather.

MACNOTES.DE has photos and commentary.

A somewhat readable German to English translation via Google is here.

The original page in German is here.

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Nov 08, 07 - 07:09 pm Comment from: Steve Ballmer

There's no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share. No chance, It's a $500 subsidized item. They may make a lot of money. But if you actually take a look at the 1.3 billion phones that get sold, I'd prefer to have our software in 60% or 70% or 80% of them, than I would to have 2% or 3%, which is what Apple might get

Nov 08, 07 - 07:14 pm Comment from: mugwump

Seriously, Steve B, the joke is tired.

Anyhow, the media on those german photos are showing the iPhone (box) upside down again. Is it too difficult to figure out?

Nov 08, 07 - 07:16 pm Comment from: Hundreds...

of people in the media to cover the event.

I saw no cold weather pics.

Lets hope tomorrow sells Thousands of iPhones!

Nov 08, 07 - 07:26 pm Comment from: Me likey

The Ruth Moschner pic.

( Y )

Nov 08, 07 - 07:33 pm Comment from: Mistake

They must all think it's Microsoft Windows Media phone, 'cause everybody love M$

Nov 08, 07 - 08:04 pm Comment from: Chris

Bravo Apple, Now permit T-Mobile Contracts here in the U.S.

If it's allowed there, then why not Here?

I'm not a fan of AT&T;yet since T-mobile has bet great for me. If iPhone would of been available in T-M then my MOTO RAZR would become my desktop paper weight

Nov 08, 07 - 08:25 pm Comment from: artman1033

"Ruth Moschner is also on the spot. The sight would be almost another reason for the trip was to Cologne"


Ya, das ist sehr gut!!!!!

Nov 08, 07 - 08:32 pm Comment from: Daphnis

I have yet to meet someone who trades in their BB 8800 for an iPhone. But then again, it wouldn't surprise me too much if the next iPhone revision (hardware+software that is) in about a year will kick some serious Blackberry arse. I really hope some great utils and apps will appear post-Feb08. Now the TouchPod on the other hand is...a really really fantastic device. The only question now is if I'm supposed to order a case from Vaja or Sena...

Nov 08, 07 - 08:37 pm Comment from: Ray

Hey they got a couple of Uber babes in some of those pics...

Just my $0.02

Nov 08, 07 - 08:44 pm Comment from: Mauritius Kestrel

Music is my girlfriend?

Oh, crap. I feel used.

Nov 08, 07 - 08:47 pm Comment from: Standing on the roof edge

Hey MDN, where's all the 'Apple opens Lower - again' stories?

Nov 08, 07 - 08:58 pm Comment from: @Standing on the roof edge

Ha ha. Very entertaining. Boy howdy.

Breaking a record is news. Not breaking a record isn't. Don't be asinine.

Nov 08, 07 - 09:15 pm Comment from: Paulus

Spricht jemand heir Deutsch?

Nov 08, 07 - 09:32 pm Comment from: Dr.Benway

Everytime I'm in Germany, I end up at some odd, dark location in Cologne with obnoxious electronic beats and bodicons with freaky accents and big tits.

Nov 08, 07 - 09:51 pm Comment from: ron

mugwump,
Anyhow, the media on those german photos are showing the iPhone (box) upside down again. Is it too difficult to figure out?

Those pictures were meant for Oz.

Nov 08, 07 - 11:26 pm Comment from: Standing on the roof edge

You know, I had to look up what asinine meant, and, um, yeah...

Nov 09, 07 - 03:03 am Comment from: ChrissyOne

Okay, the translated comments are pure comedy gold. Peep this:

I know that I really one of the lantern. This would lead me but not to push me in the pouring rain in front of a T-Punkt footing. Oh shit ... I call me a taxi and I live grin
DerErik, 08.11.07 at 23:38 PM

I seriously soiled something. !>.<!

Nov 09, 07 - 04:00 am Comment from: Do the math

" I would to have 2% or 3%, which is what Apple might "

And of the 1.3 billion phones that get sold a year, Apple, if it keeps up it's current rate of sales has been running at 0.3% of the market.

Sounds like Ballmer was being generous based on performance to date.

Nov 09, 07 - 05:06 am Comment from: @ Paulus

hier...

Nov 09, 07 - 10:57 am Comment from: @ @Boy standin...

Actually, when a stock is predicted to go up, up, up... going DOWN, DOWN, DOWN is more news than going up.

MacDailyNews rarely, if ever, publishes bad news.

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