Standing in Line for the iPhone 4
Line at Michigan Ave Store in Chicago, IL, photo by @chartier
Lines are starting to grow around the world for the iPhone 4 launch. Pictured above is the Michigan Ave Apple Store in Chicago where the weather isn't quite cooperating. Steve Wozniak was spotted in line and even signing a passerby's iPhone 4 box (he must have pre-ordered).
We've continued to get reports all day of Best Buy and Wal-marts having anywhere from 0 to 5 units for sale on launch day. We have also heard unconfirmed reports that the shortages are due to Apple not meeting production numbers. It'll be interesting to see how much stock Apple retail stores have of the new iPhone.
Forum users are organizing meetups across the world in our forums. If you are standing in line, feel free to participate in this thread, your own regional thread (search here), and email any photos to tips@macrumors.com and we'll post the most interesting ones here.
Update:
Photo by Sherifftruman in our Durham/Raleigh, NC meetup thread
Apple Store, Carrousel du Louvre, Paris from Mac4Ever
Peek inside the Apple Store at Michigan Ave during setup
Photo by Chad, Scottsdale, AZ
Regent Street, London by Rob Smith
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21 months ago
The Best Buy I work at had 65. The 5 quantity stores are probably the smaller ones.
21 months ago
I wonder when did they start as the thunder storm was getting CRAZY this afternoon. Anyway, hope them all get them loved iphone 4:)
21 months ago
That explains why my Best Buy rep called me tonight and said no iPhone for me even though I was number 20 on the list. Girl told me that they only got 4 phones and they were all 16gb models. I was not very nice with her, I'm afraid. Looks like somebody's Chinese factory is having trouble keeping up with production schedules in addition to their other problems.
21 months ago
Does anyone know how many units AT&T are going to have tomorrow?
Sarcasm? In case its not. Zero, AT & T gave up, theyre not even going to try until the 29th.
21 months ago
just so i know, AT&T stores that carried all the other iphones WILL have them tomorrow, right?
21 months ago
Sarcasm? In case its not. Zero, AT & T gave up, theyre not even going to try until the 29th.
seriously?!
21 months ago
seriously?!
Unfortunately yes... seriously. A memo was sent to all AT&T stores. They'll fill all store preorders first. On the 29th you'll be able to walk into most AT&T stores and pick one up if they have some in stock....
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