Samsung spies on iPhone launch lines to pierce Apple mystique
First Guy In Line At An Apple Store In Germany AP. Samsungs commercials may make fun of Apple fans waiting in lines for the next iDevice, but the South Korean tech giant may not be above trying to figure out just what drives those fans to queue up hours and days in advance. As Apple fans lined up to get the new generation of iPhone, the Cupertino companys chief rival sent a video and photography crew to document the lines at Apples flagship Fifth Avenue store in Manhattan. Their goal according to CNET : figuring out what had those customers so excited that they would stand in line for hours — even days — to be the first to get their hands on a new phone. "Other companies release new phones, but theres not as much passion and heat," one Samsung operative said. "Its only Apple. Why? Were curious." Reportedly, the crew only documented the scene in front of the Fifth Avenue store, occasionally asking line-sitters questions: "Is the line shorter or longer this year ...