This is what it's like to be the first person on the new iPhone 18 Pro line at the Apple Store
Phones iPhone This is what it's like to be the first person on the new iPhone 18 Pro line at the Apple Store Features By Lance Ulanoff Published 18 September 2026 A John Ternus greeting and "How many stores have you visited?!" When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Even so, the atmosphere was electric, and it felt, to those of us who've been attending iPhone store launch events for almost 20 years, like the old days.When I caught up with Ternus inside the store, he told me the day was "exciting," and I could tell he was still a little amped up from the store opening ceremony. He stood for a time, waving to a cheering crowd, behind which was a small cluster of protesters shouting about, among other things, iPhone manufacturing working conditions.
- ▪Phones iPhone This is what it's like to be the first person on the new iPhone 18 Pro line at the Apple Store Features By Lance Ulanoff Published 18 September 2026 A John Ternus greeting and "How many stores have you visited?!" When you purc
- ▪Even so, the atmosphere was electric, and it felt, to those of us who've been attending iPhone store launch events for almost 20 years, like the old days.When I caught up with Ternus inside the store, he told me the day was "exciting," and
- ▪He stood for a time, waving to a cheering crowd, behind which was a small cluster of protesters shouting about, among other things, iPhone manufacturing working conditions.
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Phones iPhone This is what it's like to be the first person on the new iPhone 18 Pro line at the Apple Store Features By Lance Ulanoff Published 18 September 2026 A John Ternus greeting and "How many stores have you visited?!" When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Lance Ulanoff / Future) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter "Feel the vibe here, that's what I love," said Harry Sung as he stood in the middle of a buzzing Apple Fifth Ave flagship store.
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