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Posted Jul. 3, 2007, 4:30 p.m. ET
Street Stalk: Tek-geeks Explain iPhone Mania at the Midtown Apple Store Pt. 2
By PAPERMAG Editors
Freaks, geeks, and tekkies unite! Friday evening, after months of speculation and hype, the hottest invention since the electric toothbrush finally went on sale, and chaos ensued! Hundreds gathered at the Apple Store Fifth Avenue to get a piece of the action. If the iPhone, which retails for up to $600, were a rockstar Prince would be its name! Investigative reporters Pierce Jackson and Erin Morris were on the scene to capture all the glory. Here's who they met.

Who: Satoko, iPhone & Ai
How Long They've Been Waiting: Since 3 p.m.
Are You Keeping the Phone: No, its for our boss. But, he's paying us overtime.
Favorite Part of this Whole Experience: Enjoying all the freebies.

Who: Doug & Rick
How Long They've Been Waiting: Since 2 a.m.
Are You Keeping the Phone: Keep one, and sell the other.
How Much Are you Selling it For: $1500 minimum.
Why the iPhone: There's no keyboard. Hey, if 12 percent of the population wants this, it's got to be good.

Who: Greg
How Long He's Been Waiting: Since Monday at 5 a.m.
Why the iPhone: It's the newest technology.
Favorite Part of this Whole Experience: Just hanging out and meeting new friends. Oh, and my free t-shirt.

Who: Kathleen
How Long She's Been Waiting: 1 a.m.
Are You Keeping the Phone: No, I'm doing this as a favor for someone else. A friend paid me $300.
How She's Been Passing the Time: Reading trashy magazines, painting our toe nails, and watching movies.
Favorite Part of this Whole Experience: Being treated like princes and princesses. It just feels like a family.

Who: Matthew
How Long He's Been Waiting: Actually, I was here 2 days ago, but I left because of the rain and lost my spot.
Favorite Part of this Whole Experience: Meeting new people.
Why the iPhone: The YouTube video feature. I can watch them all day long.
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Comments
iCan't wait until iphone 2 comes out. now that it is in the wild and at the mercy of the masses, things will begin to happen to it. so the next one must be MUCH better. yet iMust admit it feels SO GOOD in the palm of my hand. iLove me an iPhone.
Posted at 10:44 p.m. ET on Jul 03, 2007 by sergei mihailov
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