This is Mac OSKIN.

Lines.

This is Mac OSKIN.

Lines, lines, everywhere lines, physically tearing into iPhone sixes, and Apple makes some

privacy moves.

It's Monday, September 22nd, 2014.

But yeah, by the way, I'm Ken Ray and this is news from MacoS Ken.

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Financial analysts following Apple expected people to show up in droves for the launch of the

iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 plus, and they were not disappointed. Even as people stood waiting for the

devices, Barron's had a few Apple followers typing up notes, perhaps with one hand

it's difficult to say.

Candor Fitzgerald analyst Brian White stood stunned outside

Apple's glass tabernacle in New York City.

Quoting his note, our visits to Apple stores in NYC this morning highlighted lines that we would describe

as unprecedented relative to our checks in recent years.

Given the growing use and ease of ordering on Apple's online store store we believe there remains a clear trend toward

ordering new iPhones online versus standing in line. Thus we believe lines should actually

shrink each year rather than expand. That said we believe this iPhone launch is being met with

unprecedented demand. For example in line, i.e. actually multiple different lines of

approximately 1,300 to 1,500 people up 30 to 50 percent year

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