Though Leander and I are stuck inside during the glory that is is iPhone day, have no fear: Friends are here. Our pals over at GeekSugar snapped a bunch of pics from both the Apple Store and AT&T Stores near Market Street in San Francisco. Be sure to check out both sets for pictures of clowns, to go along with the Battleship-playing duo you see above. No word yet on who sank whose aircraft carrier.
Word has it that there are 200 people hanging out in from tof the Apple Store, but only 15 at AT&T – plus, AT&T is passing out bottles of water and folding chairs. At least AT&T knows how lucky they are to ever have someone line up at their stores…
One of the Geeksters also chatted with Amanda and J., the first two folks in line at AT&T. J. broke out a beer (a fine tallboy of Tecate, naturally), and Angela is a professional Craigslist line-sitter – she’s taking home $500 today. Ah, to be young again.
Pete Mortensen is a design strategist for consulting firm Jump Associates and the co-author of Wired to Care: How Companies Prosper When They Create Widespread Empathy, a book and blog that are significantly more interesting than you might initially think. Pete’s particular Apple avocations are both around design–interface and industrial. Follow him on Twitter!
