Americans in line for BlackBerry Storm

World news agencies report huge lines in front of Verizon Wireless outlets, where on Friday sales of the BlackBerry Storm, the first Research In Motion smartphone with a touchscreen, began.

The photo on the left is a real shot taken on Friday at an office in Manhattan. Early in the morning, the line there reached 200 people, reports Reuters.

Less than an hour after the start of sales, that is, at 9 a.m., all available BlackBerry Storms are over. Some of the lineup started to riot, and Verizon came up with a call to the police.

According to Verizon, a similar stir is observed in other retail outlets of the company. The deficit of "storms" is severe. If you place a reservation on the Internet, you can expect delivery only after 5-7 days.

The iPhone competitor sells for about the same price of $ 200 (with a two-year contract).