Video: Apple fans around the world line up for the iPad Air

 

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Lines extend as far as the eye can see each time Apple debuts a new smartphone model, and the recent iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c launches were no exception. Apple’s new iPads are always a hot ticket as well when they debut, but they certainly don’t compare to new iPhones. Lines at Apple’s third-generation iPad launch were practically nonexistent though sales reached a new record, and lines were also comparatively scarce when Apple sold another 3 million combined fourth-generation iPads and iPad minis during their debut weekend. Lines this year are scarce in many regions just like they have been for the past couple of years, but there are still some major metropolitan areas where Apple fans can’t help but turn out to be among the first to own the company’s latest gadgets. And as always, Fortune’s Philip Elmer-DeWitt has compiled various videos from around the world. A few examples follow below and the rest can be seen in Elmer-Dewitt’s post, which is linked in our source section. Our favorite is the one from Amsterdam, where the crowd of tired Apple fans lined up down the block refused to cheer, clap or show any sort of emotion following Apple Store employees’ customary countdown.

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It’s iPhone launch day – here are videos of ridiculously long lines around the world

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Can Apple’s new iPhones still draw a crowd? The answer, of course, is a resounding yes. We have all seen photos and video footage of the lines at Apple Stores in New York City and a few other major U.S. cities, but America isn’t the only country with iPhone fever. Fortune put together a nice little compilation of iPhone lines around the world, from London and Sydney to Paris and Munich. Millions of people around the globe are out hunting down new iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c handsets on launch day, and with supply so severely constrained according to our sources, there are inevitably going to be some angry Apple fans out there who aren’t able to buy a new iPhone despite having waited on one of those ridiculously long lines. While they’re out drowning their sorrows in Candy Crush Saga on last year’s iPhone model, sit back and enjoy a couple of iPhone line videos from around the world. The rest can be seen on Fortune’s site, which is linked below in our source section.

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