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gizmodo.com - 8/22/2008
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A spokesman for Orange in Poland unabashedly proclaimed that they "have these fake queues at front of 20 stores around the country to drum up interest in the iPhone." An interesting technique to be sure, we're just wondering if these actors will give up their places when it comes time to actually buy the phone, or if they're going to actually go through and get an iPhone (maybe give them out ...
reuters.com - 8/21/2008
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WARSAW (Reuters) - When Apple Inc (AAPL.O: Quote
, Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) rolled...
out its iPhone in the United States, some fans paid big money to be among the first to get their hands on the device. In Poland, people are getting paid to ...
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Actors paid to line up for iPhone launch in ...
theiphoneblog.com - 8/23/2008
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theiphoneblog.com —
This one should get the iPhone-haters, WinMob Supporters,
RIM Followers, and Treo Elderly (?) to come out...
of the woodworks. According to one of those reputable, old-timer print publications, Orange Poland has reportedly paid actors to line up for ...
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Actors Paid To Line Up for iPhone 3G in Poland !?
news.yahoo.com - 8/21/2008
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news.yahoo.com —
WARSAW (Reuters) - When Apple Inc ( AAPL
.O) rolled out its iPhone in the United States,...
some fans paid big money to be among the first to get their hands on the device. In Poland , people are getting paid to line up. "We have these fake queues at ...
(more)
Actors paid to line up for iPhone launch in Poland - ...
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Orange pays actors to stand in iPhone line
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... actors, and not real iPhone buyers:
[Orange] “have these fake queues at front of 20 stores around the country to drum up interest in the iPhone.”
Either this is bluff, or maybe it came from a recently fired employee of the company. There are rumours that Apple might have been involved in this.
The cause of low interest from consumers is that there are hefty montly costs to be paid.
[via Reuters via Gizmodo]
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