People in certain countries—konnichiwa, Japan!—seem to love lining up for product launches. Elsewhere, not so much. The United States is somewhere in the middle: there are undoubtably people who get a kick out of sitting in makeshift chairs in the rain, pushing their way through Wal-Mart doors, or in some other way boldly staking their claim to be “first.” Except in Japan, where line-waiting is almost something of an art, complete…
