John GruberSep 22, 2023
iPhone 15 Eve, Apple Store Walnut Street, 1am: zero campers, a dozen busy staffers.
Show threadJohn GruberSep 22, 2023
Video killed the radio star.
Pre-orders killed the campouts.
Show threadPaul McGrane

@gruber aw c'mon. I was just at my local Apple Store on Thursday (unrelated to iPhone). I saw the new cases on display (probably they shouldn't have been). And a guy noticed how I knew how to open the drawers.

We talked and he was shocked that I told him every store probably will have hundreds of un-reserved iPhones for sale on Friday! I told him come back in the morning!

Sep 22, 2023 at 6:04amIvory for Mac
Show threadPaul McGraneSep 22, 2023
@gruber the real hero of the day is …
Show threadTom MoorsSep 22, 2023
@pmcg @gruber fixed it for you 😉
Show threadPaul McGraneSep 22, 2023
@tommoors @gruber they did say they planned to do more ocean shipping!
Show threadMike LechterSep 22, 2023
@pmcg @tommoors @gruber they can do ocean shipping for iMacs that take 6 months to move, certainly.
Show threadMike LechterSep 22, 2023
@pmcg @gruber it’s not fair that my new iPhone always rides a Dash 8 from China and I’m stuck on A320s and B737s with the occasional ERJ-175 because I barely fly internationally.
Show threadPaul McGraneSep 22, 2023

@lechter @gruber a freight train company is always the first (and only) commercial on PBS NewsHour. They are proud how economical with fuel per mile.

Ocean shipping of iPhones is even better MPG. But imagine a full twenty-foot-equiv container of iPhones washing overboard and then turning up on a beach someday like Garfield telephones‽ 🤑