In our last post announcing the availability of the white iPhone 4 on Apple’s web site, we asked who would buy a new iPhone on a two year contract ten months into the lifecycle of the current model.
Hey, why not ask the people in this huge line for the iPhone 4 outside of the Beijing Apple Store?
“New things are always fashionable.” said 19-year old high school student Chen Zhi. “I think girls always like products that are white in color.”
Berry Li, a 22-year old of indeterminate profession, agrees: ““White is brighter. The color makes you feel young.”
In other words: to pick up girls and to fight off the hideous ravages of time. Why will you be buying a white iPhone 4? Give us your examples of magical thinking in the comments!
John Brownlee is a writer for Fast Company, and a contributing writer here at CoM. He has also written for Wired, Playboy, Boing Boing, Popular Mechanics, VentureBeat, and Gizmodo. He lives in Boston with his wife and two parakeets. You can follow him here on Twitter.
