Chaos at iBook sale

The Apple iBook are nifty devices, but who would have thought that they would be so hot that folks will fight to get their hands on one. Granted that these pearly white machines are only going for US$50, there's no need to fight, and have people getting hurt, for it right? I thought only kia-su Singaporeans will do that, but I guess people are people.

Chaos erupted this morning at the Richmond International Raceway as thousands of people stampeded through the gates in a rush to buy used iBook laptop computers for $50 each.

There were several minor injuries and one person was taken to a hospital with a leg injury, fire Battalion Chief Steve Wood said during a 1 p.m. news conference. In all, 17 people were treated, the majority for heat- or diabetic-related problems, he said.

Update: Now we know why these folks want a 50 bucks iBook. They want to make money on it! Some of those folks are already starting to sell what they managed to grab on eBay!