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Long lines greet Apple iPhone launch in France (with photos, link to video)
Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 04:06 PM EST

The French language website MacBidouille has numerous photos of the Apple iPhone launch in France outside an Orange store on the Champs-Élysées in Paris here.

More photos of the French iPhone launch via Flickr are here.

Watch the video of the iPhone launch in Paris here.

[Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers "Mike in Helsinki" and "jendensam" for the heads up.]

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Nov 28, 07 - 04:12 pm Comment from: JadisOne

Resistance is futile. The iPhone will not be denied.

Nov 28, 07 - 04:17 pm Comment from: Gandalf

Not as long as the lines on Doug Morris' table in his private Manhattan restaurant.

Nov 28, 07 - 04:18 pm Comment from: Viktor

When is it coming to Mexico? Carlos Slim (Owner of Telcel Cell Co, America Movil and Telmex) is shareholder of Apple.
Apple site just opened a few days ago... so when it is coming?

Nov 28, 07 - 04:22 pm Comment from: Golfer

Canada, Canada, Canada......When? When? When?

Nov 28, 07 - 04:23 pm Comment from: blue

*snif, snif* I remember our iDay... sure was great... unforgettable... expensive...

Nov 28, 07 - 04:43 pm Comment from: jeffr

Coming to Canada?

Due to be released shortly after friken never.

The 25 people here who:
a. Want one
b. Are on the Rogers network
c. Can afford the $799 CDN (825USD) plus the 100 per month for 1 meg data plan

mw 'party' as in we aren't aboot to get invited to this party :-(

Nov 28, 07 - 04:52 pm Comment from: MumboJumbo

@Victor

The iPhone is never coming to Mexico. Mexico is coming to iPhone by crossing the border illegally. No phones for Hector.

Nov 28, 07 - 05:02 pm Comment from: cuz i'm the taxman

"The iPhone is never coming to Mexico. Mexico is coming to iPhone by crossing the border illegally. No phones for Hector."

Spoken by a true cabron.

Nov 28, 07 - 05:10 pm Comment from: MacDaddy

It will make it to all over the world. Mexico, wait for June... sorry for such an early notice (or should I say a late release).

Nov 28, 07 - 05:24 pm Comment from: Billy

Wow, all those Parisians with great skin...

Nov 28, 07 - 05:24 pm Comment from: Kev

But I though Ballmer said the iPhone wouldn't sell?

Nov 28, 07 - 05:32 pm Comment from: Brau

As usual those supposedly in "the know" said it would flop in Europe. I've never seen line-ups for any other brand of phone. Say hello to more iTunes market share and say buh-bye to Universal Music's pipe dream of subverting Apple.

Nov 28, 07 - 05:34 pm Comment from: BiZarRo BaLlmEr

MS chief has been eerily quiet

Nov 28, 07 - 06:15 pm Comment from: Shinobi

I thought some important idiot said the iphone would not take off for a bunch of reasons like its not a business phone?

@Kev
I bet Ballermer and gates to each other secretly with an iPhone.

Tech envy is a killer.

The iphone will grow on a exponential curve. This just the beginning.

Nov 28, 07 - 06:18 pm Comment from: Jubei

I think its time for Apple to open another Flagship store right next to Redmond HQ. hehe

Nov 28, 07 - 06:37 pm Comment from: Jubei

To think that this guy from BusinessWeek said the Apple Stores will be out of business in 2 years. Looks like its going pretty strong to me. haha

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/01_21/b3733059.htm

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Nov 28, 07 - 06:43 pm Comment from: Ampar

"Canada, Canada, Canada"

Why aren't there any Canadian restaurants in the U.S.?

There's American, Mexican, Chinese, Greek, Italian and so on. Canada is certainly big enough. Is there Canadian (as in cultural) food? Other than beer.

Nov 28, 07 - 07:59 pm Comment from: ImpatientMexican

@Viktor...
Don't know when is officially coming, but mine is working with movistar on pay as you go since August... Bought it on Launch day because I had to have it....

MW: Gave, as in I gave my hope for an official iPhone launch in Mexico (we still have not an iTunes store!!!, bittorrent working wonderfully though ; )

Nov 28, 07 - 08:34 pm Comment from: marcos

to Ampar,
There is great Canadian cuisine. Seal blubber soup, filet of old growth grub worms and pan fried permafrost. Hey, at least we can laugh at ourselves.

Nov 28, 07 - 08:52 pm Comment from: Ampar

To marcos: Nice! Um, I'll just have a beer. Thanks.

Nov 28, 07 - 10:10 pm Comment from: Big Al

Ampar,

You should come up and taste our beaver.

Beaver tail is a special delicacy.

Come up and get some tail.

Nov 28, 07 - 11:30 pm Comment from: TowerTone

That picture is of people in line to see the remastered "Don't Raise The Bridge, Lower The River".....

Nov 29, 07 - 07:16 am Comment from: LinuxGuyAndMacProdigalSon

Jubei said, "I think its time for Apple to open another Flagship store right next to Redmond HQ. hehe."

But Apple will first have to put in a store nearby that sells Groucho Marx disguises -- shnoz, glasses and mustache.

Nov 29, 07 - 08:18 am Comment from: MizuInOz

This is the best comedic read I have had for a long time!
Who says there is a writer's strike?

They are all bloggin' here!

Now I am just hoping that iPhone will officially hit Australia in '08. In time for the Olympics in China because I can bet China will get the iPhone - soon. 50 million sales is nothing to sneeze at.

Les félicitations tous d'entre vous les Grenouilles!!! Appréciez!

Nov 29, 07 - 09:38 am Comment from: Lucky Dog, Silicon Valley

A little off-topic but a follow up to post by MizuinOz. Just returned from Hong Kong where I read in a paper (English Version) that 1000 iPhones are being smuggled from HK to Shenzhen daily then distributed to the rest of China. Also iPhones are being spotted all over Beijing. I have no idea the veracity of the article.

I was having a suit made in HK and the tailors were more interested in my iTouch thinking it was an iPhone than taking measurements.

Nov 29, 07 - 09:57 am Comment from: kmac1036

Apple actually got the french of their asses to do something wink

Nov 29, 07 - 10:20 am Comment from: Anglo-Saxon

Love the French!

Nov 29, 07 - 11:11 am Comment from: Nthe Know

The iPhone will launch with Primus Canada in February

Nov 29, 07 - 10:59 pm Comment from: hardmanb

If you think the 7th-generation iPod is great (the iPod Touch)...look in a few years at the 7th-generation iPhone.

Say, in about three years "post-iPhone".

Nov 30, 07 - 08:55 pm Comment from: .RO

Unlocked iPhones are selling like hotcakes in Romania for about 400 euros. They are working perfectly.

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