If an event isn’t tweeted about, did it really happen at all?
Increasingly, the answer seems to be “no,” so in case you missed it, Apple’s new iPhone 5 was indeed released upon the very suspecting masses on Friday.
(MORE: Cashing in on iPhone 5 Queues)
The hotly anticipated new gadget has already been stolen and slammed for its faulty maps app. But it greeted by hordes of customers regardless — and almost everyone with a Twitter account. Some were excited, some where dubious, others were outraged at the price tag. NewsFeed rounded up the very best of the Twittersphere’s reaction to the newest generation of iPhones.
I wonder if people with the iPhone 5 are trying to take a picture of their iPhone 5 with their iPhone 5.
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Miami Wonka™ (@MiamiWonka) September 21, 2012Between the iPhone 5 release and the #Endeavor, this has been a very unproductive morning for nerds across the Bay Area.
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Amy Saper (@amy) September 21, 2012Just spent all night in line outside an Apple store only to get in and realize it's a damn fruit market. #iPhone5
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Comedy Central (@ComedyCentral) September 21, 2012@ComedyCentral the Maps app told me the Apple Store is located 5 blocks from the actual Apple Store. #iPhone5
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Discord (@DlSCORD) September 21, 2012iPhone 5 will be the fifth iPhone that i don't have.
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(@TinyMarkTwain) September 21, 2012If you're sleeping in a tent for the iPhone 5, remember to ask Siri how to KILL YOURSELF.
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Cole Deshler (@ItsOneColeWorld) September 21, 2012If you're sleeping outside an Apple store for a week, you don't need an iPhone 5, you need a job.
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Gregory Sheldon (@gregorysheldon) September 21, 2012We at Apple have designed the iPhone 5 to fit perfectly in your hand: right where your money used to be.
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Bellatrix Lestrange (@UndeadBellatrix) September 21, 2012MORE: We’ve Spent Almost $6 Billion on iPhone Repairs Since 2007
