Earlier this morning, we headed out to the Apple Store in downtown San Francisco to check out all the hubbub surrounding the iPhone 4. With the reports from Twitter and Facebook that the lines were gargantuan, we had to check it out for ourselves. When we got to the store an hour before launch, the line extended around the block, all the way to the street that is actually parallel to that of the Apple Store. Hopefully, the faithful patrons that were waiting in the cold, frigid, San Francisco summer weather won't go home empty handed.
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As aforementioned, the line was ridiculously long. From one corner...
...to another corner...
...and down the block...
...to the front of the store, where there were two lines to choose from: reservations and purchases.
People brought their MacBooks, their iPads, and of course, their trusty old last-generation iPhones.
Many of the Apple Faithful waiting in line took the liberty of making themselves as comfortable as possible. 
This guy brought an inflatable couch.
NEXT: Adorable pups, happy customers, and a look inside the Apple Store >>
drmnez
June 24, 2010 at 5:36pm
imma laugh when all these ppl are in line next year on launch day for the next iphone. or for a new one after they drop their phone or scratch the heck out of it
MacAddict4Life
June 24, 2010 at 8:44pm
Wow! Great use of English and such warm wishes for others! You seem like a stand-up guy!
invaderjason
June 24, 2010 at 3:47pm
So I made it home after work to have my new iPhone 4 waiting to be un-boxed (yes, I took pictures of the unpacking proces). While following AT&T's directions for activation I needed to eject the SIM card and I look in the box and there's no ejection tool! Did my box miss it or did apple decide to not include it with the iPhone 4? Luckily, I had my 3GS box and tool so I was able to complete the ejection. Just thought it was odd to not include it when the last 3 had it.
idbardin79
June 24, 2010 at 1:23pm
"After a countdown of 5, 4, 4, 4, 4,..."
Oops! Typo.
I love the article, though.
invaderjason
June 24, 2010 at 9:57am
Is it really that cold to still be wearing jackets in San Francisco this time of year? The low is 75 and a high of 100 today in North Carolina. I may need to consider moving!
Roberto Baldwin
June 24, 2010 at 10:15am
The high will be 70 today. It's overcast and drizzling.
Typical San Francisco "summer" day.
