Why do people wait in line for iPhones?

thank God, we have flipkart

LOL...I though "you" stood in a line for the iphone. Its a great phone nevertheless but I wouldn't stand in a line for it.

Why do people wait in line for iPhones?
I don't know why? But the link below, tells what happens after that....
What it's like to own an Apple product - The Oatmeal

Lol Nah, I would never stand in a line for these things.

dude for them its a hangout, getting social with other iphone users, sharing common interests... etc blah blah

Not to forget the free publicity on tv news channels who also hang out there

Iphone is for them is what Cricket is for our country !

^^ Iphone is almost same for us, AFAIK.

only thing why people get in line do crazy things is SHAUK,,
some are mad about vehicle, mobile VIP nos and pay thousands to get their desired one which is useless for others, some are mad about merc, high end cars, similarly apple is sort of one addiction for users to experience the iphone,, one of my friend is hardcore rajni fan, and woke up at 03 and at 04 he was at some theatre for enthiran first day first show dancing with rajni fans at morning 04,, which is wtf & boring and crap for me and thousands of other peoplee,, but for him its nothing,,

Well, I would be ready to be in front of Microsoft's store, if they were to giveaway free XBox's.
(or heavily discounted).

it happens never in india