I got my very first Ipad (the 2nd gen. of course) on March 11th/release day at the storied San Francisco Apple Store. I work downtown and walked by on my lunch hour to gage the line -- it was a block long. At 5:30pm after work the line stretched another long city block to the cable car line on Powell St. I figured I didn't have a chance but just for ducks hung out in a few of my favorite watering holes nearby (Lefty O'Doul's, the Daily Grill, the Gold Dust Lounge), watched a basketball game, made a few friends and got a slice, then sauntered a couple of blocks back to the Apple Store where there were now NO LINES and at 9:19pm! YAY!!!
I asked for a 64GB WiFi model and they said they'd "see," but lo and behold they happily came out a minute or two later and presented me with the golden (OK, white) box. It appears most people bought 16GB models so they had a few 64GBs left! The actual purchasing transaction took all of a minute or so with their hand-held machines. After that they took me upstairs and gave me a 30-minute or so personal tutorial and setup with two other buyers - very nice.
I've had it for nine days now and have to admit I have rarely put this thing down. I'm totally gobsmacked at all it can do and does. I've been a dyed-in-the-wool IBM PC/Microsoft guy for 25 years and have been mesmerized by the intuitive operating system. The thing is just chock-a-block with fun and
character and may very well be my favorite purchase of just about anything, ever (I'm in my 50s). What technology in this little mini-clipboard package. It is nothing less than amazing -- WOW!
In fact, it's SO good and I've been talking SO much about it to an ex of mine that I may just buy her one (er, the 16GB, OK!?) just because I don't want her to miss out on the experience. And what an experience it is!!!
