SLIDESHOW: iPhone 5S Spurs Massive Crowds And Other News From The Third Week Of September

Every year, analysts worry that Apple AAPL will disappoint investors with lackluster iPhone sales performance. Quarter after quarter, Apple has defied all but the loftiest expectations and reported positive sales growth. Based on the size of the crowd at the Apple Store at the Somerset Collection in Troy, Michigan (and the enormous crowds at other Apple Stores all over the world), it seems that Apple has another hit on its hands. Disclosure: At the time of this writing, Louis Bedigian had no position in the equities mentioned in this report. Louis Bedigian is the Senior Tech Analyst and Features Writer of Benzinga. You can reach him at louis(at)benzingapro(dot)com. Follow him @LouisBedigianBZ