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Apple Store employees applaud a customer after he bought a new iPhone 5 on the day of its release at Covent Garden in London on Sept. 21.

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Ralf Marth celebrates being the first customer at an Apple store to get an iPhone 5 in Munich Sept. 21.

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James and Tamsyn Vohradsky hold up their new phones after becoming the first buyers of Apple's new iPhone 5 from the flagship store in Sydney, on Sept. 21.

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First in line, Ryan Williams, reacts as he enters the Apple store to purchase the first new Apple iPhone 5 at the Apple Store in Covent Garden in London Sept. 21.
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Goobers officially have a place where they can 'belong'. Great Job Apple. Now, stop the 'S' bull crap and get back down to tech!
Omg, this is the best sounding listening device of all time. I simply can't believe it, I haven't heard music so vibrant since I was a youngster 40 years ago. This is unbelievably amazing and they don't even talk about this aspect of the device, oh my lord, it's just incredible.