> Nobody is lining up with a tent to buy a new iPhone any more. Uh, yes they do line up. I happened to visit Japan when the iPhone 15 came out. Every store tha

> Nobody is lining up with a tent to buy a new iPhone any more. Uh, yes they do line up. I happened to visit Japan when the iPhone 15 came out. Every store that had those on sale had lines outside, people camping overnight, limited entry to the Apple stores. Apparently that happened world-wide: https://9to5mac.com/2023/09/21/iphone-15-pre-orders-arriving-apple-stores-lines/ https://9to5mac.com/2023/09/21/iphone-15-pre-orders-arriving... Outside the bubble of reviewers and tech enthusiasts almost no one will watch Apple's presentation. Almost none of the 1.5 billion iPhone users can name Tim Cook.