Even Jesus himself was rumored to be puzzled by all of the hoopla surrounding the launch of Apple's new iPhone. Followers everywhere have been seen denouncing their Blackberrys, Palms and Treos in what has amounted to a mass exodus rivaling the numbers led by Moses back in the heyday of idol worship.
Gene Munster, a senior research analyst with Piper Jaffray, estimated
that Apple sold approximately 500,000 iPhones in the past three days.
"An AT&T spokesman confirmed that "nearly all of our 1,800 … retail stores have sold out." He declined to provide specific numbers or comment on when new devices might be delivered to stores, citing "competitive reason." Source PC Magazine
But after the faithful, who will Apple sell to? One follower, Tim Manshead, stationed overnight outside of the Apple Store in Chicago said; "It was like they were giving away gold bars or something, but charging us $600 for them". Tim indicated that there was no shortage of believers willing to sacrifice for hours waiting in long lines to get their gold bar (iPhone). "I've never seen anything like this," said Tim, "except when the Nintendo Wii was released, but other than that, never". Apple staffers stood in a line outside cheering on each follower who exited the store with their new iPhone, some going as far as offering purchasers warm embraces and an occasional kiss on the forehead. Managers caught up in the fervor, anointed some of the faithful with motor oil and shouted "be healed!"
Jesus could not be reached for comment at the time this article was posted.
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