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The Market

The Market

by Mike Masnick

Mon, Nov 24th 2008 2:47am


Filed Under:
blackberry storm, economy, lines

Companies:
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Economy Not So Bad That People Won't Line Up To Buy A New Gadget

from the phone-lines,-not-breadlines dept

So, the economy is collapsing, consumer spending is way down, banks and auto companies are on the verge of going out of business, unemployment is up, foreclosures are up, and some might have you believe that we're heading back to Great Depression style bread and soup lines. Luckily, it looks like we're not quite there yet, as plenty of folks seemed willing to line up, not for some free grub, but to get the latest hot new phone, the Blackberry Storm. Apparently, we haven't quite entered Great Depression territory yet.

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Overhype

Overhype

by Mike Masnick

Fri, Aug 22nd 2008 6:04am


Filed Under:
actors, iphone, lines, poland

Companies:
apple, orange



Orange Pays Actors To Stand In Line For The iPhone

from the losing-its-magic? dept

When the disco era was dying, the story was that the famed Studio 54 in New York had to start paying people to stand out front in line, so that it still look the club was still a happening place. Is the same thing happening with the iPhone? Over in Poland, mobile operator Orange is happily admitting that it's paying actors to stand in line to wait for the launch of the new iPhone: "We have these fake queues at front of 20 stores around the country to drum up interest in the iPhone." That seems like a rather blatant admission that the phone itself isn't enough to drum up interest. Somehow, though, I don't think the iPhone is going the route of disco just yet.

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