The Industry Standard - Photo Essay: 3G iPhone (un)activation excitement - Comments

The Industry Standard - Photo Essay: 3G iPhone (un)activation excitement - Comments http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/07/11/photo-essay-3g-iphone-un-activation-excitement Comments for "Photo Essay: 3G iPhone (un)activation excitement" en Photo Essay: 3G iPhone (un)activation excitement http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/07/11/photo-essay-3g-iphone-un-activation-excitement <p> <p><br /> <br /> <table summary="layout table" id="slideshow" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td rowspan="2" class="popupImageCell" valign="middle">  <img src="/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/3G_1.jpg" ilo-full-src="http://thestandard.com/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/3G_1.jpg" alt="3G iPhone launch" align="left" border="0" height="600" width="400" /> </td> <td bgcolor="#414141"> <div class="copyCell"> <div style="padding-bottom: 8px" class="credit"> Slide 1 of 10</div> <div class="galleryMainHeadline"><span class="link">The crowds gather at the San Francisco Apple Store</span> </div> <div>The lines were long before the store even opened, but they got even longer after employees unlocked the doors at 8 a.m. </div> <div style="padding-top: 8px" class="credit"> <i>Photo: Chris Tompkins, The Industry Standard </i> </div> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#414141" valign="bottom"> <div class="copyCell"> </div> <p></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </p> <p> </p> <table summary="layout table" id="slideshow" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td rowspan="2" class="popupImageCell" valign="middle">  <img src="/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/3G_2.jpg" ilo-full-src="http://thestandard.com/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/3G_2.jpg" alt="3G iPhone launch" align="left" border="0" height="267" width="400" /> </td> <td bgcolor="#414141"> <div class="copyCell"> <div style="padding-bottom: 8px" class="credit"> Slide 2 of 10</div> <div class="galleryMainHeadline"><span class="link">Sure you want to buy a mousepad!</span> </div> <div>Shoppers who wanted to buy other products besides iPhones were turned away or told to wait in the growing line. </div> <div style="padding-top: 8px" class="credit"> </div> <div style="padding-top: 8px" class="credit"><i>Photo: Chris Tompkins, The Industry Standard </i></div> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#414141" valign="bottom"> <div class="copyCell"> </div> <p></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <table summary="layout table" id="slideshow" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td rowspan="2" class="popupImageCell" valign="middle">  <img src="/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/3G_3.jpg" ilo-full-src="http://thestandard.com/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/3G_3.jpg" alt="3G iPhone launch" align="left" border="0" height="267" width="400" /> </td> <td bgcolor="#414141"> <div class="copyCell"> <div style="padding-bottom: 8px" class="credit"> Slide 3 of 10</div> <div class="galleryMainHeadline"><span class="link">Block party</span></div> <div>As the line continued to grow, it began wrapping around the block toward the San Francisco Macy's. </div> <div style="padding-top: 8px" class="credit"> </div> <div style="padding-top: 8px" class="credit"><i>Photo credit: Chris Tompkins, The Industry Standard </i></div> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#414141" valign="bottom"> <div class="copyCell"> </div> <p></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <table summary="layout table" id="slideshow" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td rowspan="2" class="popupImageCell" valign="middle">  <img src="/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/3G_4.jpg" ilo-full-src="http://thestandard.com/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/3G_4.jpg" alt="3G iPhone launch" align="left" border="0" height="267" width="400" /> </td> <td bgcolor="#414141"> <div class="copyCell"> <div style="padding-bottom: 8px" class="credit"> Slide 4 of 10</div> <div class="galleryMainHeadline"><span class="link">iWhat?</span></div> <div>Many passersby stopped briefly to see what all the excitement was about.</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div><i>Photo: Chris Tompkins, The Industry Standard</i> </div> <div style="padding-top: 8px" class="credit"> </div> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#414141" valign="bottom"> <div class="copyCell"> </div> <p></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <table summary="layout table" id="slideshow" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td rowspan="2" class="popupImageCell" valign="middle">  <img src="/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/3G_5.jpg" ilo-full-src="http://thestandard.com/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/3G_5.jpg" alt="3G iPhone launch" align="left" border="0" height="532" width="400" /> </td> <td bgcolor="#414141"> <div class="copyCell"> <div style="padding-bottom: 8px" class="credit"> Slide 5 of 10</div> <div class="galleryMainHeadline"><span class="link">Slowing down<br /> </span> </div> </div> <div class="copyCell">By 10:30 am, the line had slowed to a crawl, with iPhones being sold once every fifteen minutes. Some customers said they were allowed to purchase phones without activation.</div> <div class="copyCell"> </div> <div class="copyCell"> </div> <div class="copyCell"> </div> <div class="copyCell"><i>Photo: Chris Tompkins, The Industry Standard </i></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#414141" valign="bottom"> <div class="copyCell"> </div> <p></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <table summary="layout table" id="slideshow" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td rowspan="2" class="popupImageCell" valign="middle">  <img src="/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/3G_6.jpg" ilo-full-src="http://thestandard.com/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/3G_6.jpg" alt="3G iPhone launch" align="left" border="0" height="267" width="400" /> </td> <td bgcolor="#414141"> <div class="copyCell"> <div style="padding-bottom: 8px" class="credit"> Slide 6 of 10</div> <div class="galleryMainHeadline"><span class="link">The trickle-down effect</span> </div> <div>At 11 am, the sun was too much for some people in line. Local street vendors quickly rushed to sell cool drinks to the cranky and sweaty crowd.</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div><i>Photo: Chris Tompkins, The Industry Standard </i></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px" class="credit"> </div> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#414141" valign="bottom"> <div class="copyCell"> </div> <p></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <table summary="layout table" id="slideshow" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td rowspan="2" class="popupImageCell" valign="middle">  <img src="/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/3G_7.jpg" ilo-full-src="http://thestandard.com/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/3G_7.jpg" alt="3G iPhone launch" align="left" border="0" height="267" width="400" /> </td> <td bgcolor="#414141"> <div class="copyCell"> <div style="padding-bottom: 8px" class="credit"> Slide 7 of 10</div> <div class="galleryMainHeadline"><span class="link">Media frenzy</span> </div> </div> <div class="copyCell">Journalists from MarketWatch and a local ABC affiliate began interviewing the iPhone faithful.</div> <div class="copyCell"> </div> <div class="copyCell"> </div> <div class="copyCell"> </div> <div class="copyCell"><i>Photo: Chris Tompkins, The Industry Standard </i></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#414141" valign="bottom"> <div class="copyCell"> </div> <p></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <table summary="layout table" id="slideshow" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td rowspan="2" class="popupImageCell" valign="middle">  <img src="/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/3G_8.jpg" ilo-full-src="http://thestandard.com/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/3G_8.jpg" alt="3G iPhone launch" align="left" border="0" height="267" width="400" /> </td> <td bgcolor="#414141"> <div class="copyCell"> <div style="padding-bottom: 8px" class="credit"> Slide 8 of 10</div> <div class="galleryMainHeadline"><span class="link">Sideshow</span> </div> <div>Hoping to inspire smiles and sales, Invisishield created a clunky mascot to illustrate their new products for the iPhone 3G. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div><i>Photo: Chris Tompkins, The Industry Standard </i></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px" class="credit"> </div> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#414141" valign="bottom"> <div class="copyCell"> </div> <p></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <table summary="layout table" id="slideshow" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td rowspan="2" class="popupImageCell" valign="middle">  <img src="/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/3G_9.jpg" ilo-full-src="http://thestandard.com/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/3G_9.jpg" alt="3G iPhone launch" align="left" border="0" height="267" width="400" /> </td> <td bgcolor="#414141"> <div class="copyCell"> <div style="padding-bottom: 8px" class="credit"> Slide 9 of 10</div> <div class="galleryMainHeadline"><span class="link">The lucky few</span> </div> <div>iPhones finally began to trickle out at a more regular pace 30 minutes later. The lucky few tantalized those in line by showing off the new accessories, including a new "sim card tool" shown here. </div> <div style="padding-top: 8px" class="credit"> </div> <div style="padding-top: 8px" class="credit"> </div> <div style="padding-top: 8px" class="credit"><i>Photo: Chris Tompkins, The Industry Standard </i></div> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#414141" valign="bottom"> <div class="copyCell"> </div> <p></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <table summary="layout table" id="slideshow" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td rowspan="2" class="popupImageCell" valign="middle">  <img src="/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/3G_10.jpg" ilo-full-src="http://thestandard.com/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/3G_10.jpg" alt="3G iPhone launch" align="left" border="0" height="242" width="400" /> </td> <td bgcolor="#414141"> <div class="copyCell"> <div style="padding-bottom: 8px" class="credit"> Slide 10 of 10</div> <div class="galleryMainHeadline"><span class="link">Success!</span> </div> <p> After a long morning of waiting, two customers finally get to enjoy an iPhone 3G -- but it was uncertain if they were able to activate them.</p> <div style="padding-top: 8px" class="credit"> <i>Photo: Chris Tompkins, The Industry Standard </i> </div> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#414141" valign="bottom"> <div class="copyCell"> </div> <p></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/07/11/photo-essay-3g-iphone-un-activation-excitement#comments Mobile The Industry Standard Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:03:12 -0700 Chris Tompkins 109531 at http://www.thestandard.com