Originally Posted by Mickey_

98.875% of the commenters did not read the article and responded with a knee-jerk "apple fanboys are idiots" comment.

1. I applaud the ingenuity and creativity of the opportunistic hippies (and small businesses) in line who are making a quick buck by doing nothing but sitting around. (extra points for maximizing their income by promoting something else as well while sitting there). I'm pretty sure by their standards what they will be earning is considered pretty good for the amount of time they put in.

2. I applaud the people that are paying other people to wait in line to save their own time that is clearly more valuable than whatever they are paying. And in the case of people whose time isn't worth more -- as long as they can afford it, who cares? Live and let live.

3. Most companies WISH they had the trust, brand power and following that Apple has.

Any entrepreneur worth their salt will appreciate most of the above points about what's *really* happening here.

The bottom line: Consider and analyze the concept (and maybe even consider how you could use it in your businesses) instead of criticizing it without understanding it first.