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Orange Poland shops allegedly creating fake iPhone 3G queues
AppleInsider — ... Published: 06:00 PM EST Not content to wait for the enthusiastic fans that greeted some iPhone 3G launches, Orange Poland is said to be paying actors to sit in line and attract genuine customers. The claim comes after Reuters discussed the upcoming Friday launch with an anonymous spokesman who isn't attributed to any one company but is implied to work for Orange's Polish branch. "We have these fake queues at front of 20 stores around the country to drum up interest in the iPhone," the representative states. It's not immediately evident what concerns might exist that would ...

How many Pollacks does it take to stand in line for an iPhone?
Macenstein — Ok, stop me if you’ve heard this one… Apparently the iPhone launch is going a little differently in Poland than it has in the rest of the world. While traditionally in countries like Australia, Great Brittain, and of course the United States, demand for the iPhone on launch day often causes people to pay money in order to move up a couple spots in a long lines, in Poland, apparently people are being PAID to create a fake line. According to an anonymous source for Reuters, Polish iPhone carrier Orange has hired actors to stand outside its stores in fake lines in order to help ...