Why stand in line for the iPad?
April 3rd, 2010, 1:32 pm · 51 Comments · posted by Ian Hamilton
Selected quotes from people I met in line for the iPad at the Irvine Spectrum this morning:
Aaron Cirilo, from Foothill Ranch, was a relative latecomer to the release of the iPad, only getting there around 45 minutes before the store opened at 9 a.m. He didn’t reserve his device. “I don’t know if I’m going to get one – that’s the life of someone without a reservation. But I’m here as long as it takes because Steve Jobs told me to. “He waited 3 and a half hours, but he got his iPad.
Joby Doffek, Irvine resident, was there with her husband. She has a Kindle with around 65 books on it. “I’ve abandoned all hardcover books if I can get them on Kindle.” Both she and her husband Scott were in line for iPads – a device few had even touched. “I love the Kindle,” she said, “but the backlight and the touch sensors [on the iPad] appear to be better. But who has touched it so far?”
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Thomas Lai, 10, an Irvine resident, spent the night outside the Apple Store with his dad and brother. What’s the first thing he planned to do with his iPad? “Just use it.” he said. “For everything.”
Russ Taylor, owner of Fusion of Ideas, a place directly across from the Irvine Spectrum Apple Store that sells protective films, coatings and custom etchings for electronics, got in line at 3 p.m. the day before. He and a coworker had two swanky red chairs they slept in. “If we’re going to wait in line, we’re going to wait in line in style,” he said. He was the first to get the iPad, emerging from the Apple Store to applause with one clutched in each hand like Moses descending from the mountain.
Stephanie Saunders and her husband Tedd had the following conversation while waiting in the reservation line.
Tedd: “The only problem is I’m not going to be able to use it for a month.”
Stephanie: “Why?”
Tedd: “Because you’re going to be using it. This is my only chance to actually see one.”
What was the first thing brothers Benny and Edgar Vences, who each waited all night for the iPad, planned to do once they got theirs? “Download Apps,” Benny Vences said.
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the same kid that hacked the iphone has already hacked the ipad before it even came out. isn’t it sad when kids are more advanced then the big companys.but you really have to admit that Steve Jobs is really smart he knows how to make money if it wasnt for him Apple would have died a long time ago..
isnt it sadder that this kid had nothing better to do with his life?
I think it’s a great idea–for people who can live in an Apple world. Unfortunately, most of us have to live in a PC world, which means it’s hopeless.
This is an entertainment device. That’s what Apple seems to be, anyway. Most business is a PC world. Thus, for those in the PC world, it’s actually a great thing. Buy the inexpensive PC for business, etc. Buy the Apple iPad for “fun”.
**Why settle? Get an Apple. You won’t regret it.
I’ve never owned a PC. I decided to buy an Apple after watching all my PC friends cry. LOL. I’ve never regretted it. Never crashed and burned. And it works just fine for “business.”
Charles, you really need to do your homework. There is nothing you can run on a PC that you can’t run on a Mac. You can even run Windows on a Mac. You truly do get what you pay for.
I don’t have to do my “homework”. I OWN a Mac Mini. It came with 512mb RAM. I had to pay over $300 to bump the memory to 2GB. Had to pay another $300 to purchase Windows XP and Fusion (to run Windows XP on). Then, add in Microsoft Office, and the 2GB makes the Mac Mini wheeze running all that.
Could have paid the same amount I did JUST for the memory, bought a PC, and run Microsoft Office NATURALLY. Three years later, I wish I had.
So, I speak from “experience”, not “ignorance”.
I’m not a gamer but most games will NOT run on a Mac. I know you think you are superior to Charles by your comments but it would be nice for you to add to the conversation as I will do next.
I will buy an iPad once the hardware supports a video camera and I can make Skype calls while on WiFi. It would be great to have that functionality since my cell phone barely works when I’m at home.
Really cool coffee table book.
Charles, you need to do your homework. There are many apps/programs that aren’t compatible between versions. I’m not going to list them here, you can do a Bing search yourself.
Why stand in line for an iPad? Because you’re a moron.
Stupid ass Apple koolaid drinkers. Steve Jobs could squeeze out an iTurd and these idiots would line up to buy it. The useless piece of garbage called the iPad is proof of it.
I pretty much agree with your point. Just like the iPhone, people who wait for 2nd or 3rd gen will have a much better product. The hardware will be adjusted to match the actual usage of the product. Could be a true wide screen display for movies, could be camera support. Maybe external controls for gaming. Who knows, but the ones sold today will make nice bricks within 12 to 24 months.
Awesome quotations Ian! iPad FTW.