The Return of the Professional Man on the Street
Guess who’s first in line for the new iPhone?
The Sydney Morning Herald reports:
To claim his 15 minutes of fame, Greg Packer started queueing to be among the first paying customers in the world to own an Apple iPhone a full 101 hours before the much-hyped mobile phone goes on sale on Friday evening.
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Packer, who says he’s an Apple fan despite not owning an iPod or a Mac, says he intends to hang on to the phone rather than try selling it for a profit.
Packer, the Apple Fan, is also a serial media hound. He’s a fan of whatever is hot right this moment.
And, God help us all, now he’s blogging about it.
Previous Packer sightings here.
I give you the downside to wireless…
The prosecution rests…
Comment by Scott Jacobs — 6/27/2007 @ 5:56 am
I don’t usually get all verklempt about new gadgets but I WANT THIS PHONE!
I’m trying to develop a rationalization to buy one.
Comment by Patricia — 6/27/2007 @ 7:56 am
The Times had him on page 1, and was well aware of his Wikipedia entry.
Comment by Kevin Murphy — 6/27/2007 @ 3:10 pm
If I were ever asked my name in a man on the street interview, I would feel compelled to say, “Greg Packer”.
Wouldn’t you?
Comment by MayBee — 6/28/2007 @ 2:53 am
Now I would.
Comment by Rob Crawford — 6/28/2007 @ 6:20 am
Not me!
Comment by Seaberry — 7/3/2007 @ 5:26 pm
me neither!
Comment by Greg P — 9/8/2007 @ 6:13 am