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I told you the other day that in Hong Kong pre-orders for the iPhone 4S sold out of Apple stocks in just 10 minutes, a sign that the device is extremely loved there. Now people have already started queuing up in front of the gigantic Apple store in Hong Kong and waiting has degenerated in an altercation that was resolved by the police. The reason for the altercation was the so-called "professionals" who are paid to stand in line in front of Apple stores and buy products that are then distributed in China. It seems that these "professionals" arrived in front of the store and began to threaten the people who were in line, forcing them to give them their place in order to purchase an iPhone. The police intervened, calmed the spirits, but after he left, the people returned.
Witnesses alleged that a group of professional queuers believed to be in the employ of a gray market iPhone reseller threatened the customers and attempted to cut in line. The police eventually arrived to resolve the issue, but the scalpers quickly returned after the officers left. The scalpers reportedly receive $500 HKD ($64) to wait in line for their bosses.
In the USA, the same thing happened in the spring of this year when the iPad 2 was launched, but there no one had the courage to threaten the Americans who were standing in line to purchase a device. Notice also in the images that hundreds of people are already standing in line in front of the store and it is estimated that until tonight when the official launch takes place, the number of those waiting in Hong Kong will be greater than the number of those who waited at the Apple store in Fifth Avenue New York.
