The annual media circus of iObsessed Japanese consumers lining up outside Apple Inc. shops – also known as the day the new iPhone goes on sale – kicked off on Friday with shoppers showing an overwhelming preference for the smartphone’s new golden makeover.
With the usual mix of bizarre (one woman carried a Steve Jobs body pillow) and bored (some camping out for more than a week to be among the first to buy the new iPhone), more than 500 people waited on lines stretching several blocks outside Apple’s store in Tokyo’s upscale Ginza neighborhood.
Two main trends were starting to emerge with the early-arriving crowd. There isn’t much interest in the iPhone 5C and people are digging the gold iPhone 5S. Read More »