Looking at myself few years back, I was such an ardent fan of Microsoft. My first experience with Apple was with MacBook Pro and since then I have become a big time fan of Apple and I personally own an iPOD touch, iPad, MacBook Pro, Apple TV and an iPhone. Since both my husband and I come from IT backgrounds we would often have heated up conversations which is good- APPLE or MICROSOFT. All that he would tell me was, "Use a Mac and you will know which is best." With all due respect to my first love (Microsoft), I tell you that I fell in love with Mac just after a week's use.
Apple had initially planned for a release of iPad2 around 25th March but due to the unexpected disastrous earthquake which struck Japan on March 11th 2011, the release was postponed. I always follow the blogs about Apple products and rumor was Apple would release iPad 2 in Japan on 28th April. Even the day before of the release of iPad 2 Apple did not make any announcements in its websites. So anyways we just wanted to give it a shot by just following the rumors about the release of iPad 2. So we went to the Apple Store at Ginza (Tokyo) at around 9 a.m. We waited for holy 3 hours to buy our iPad. It was a Thursday morning and the crowd was overwhelming. Japanese are work-dedicated people but to my surprise there was a long queue for iPad2 and most of them were office-goers. It was really a surprise for me to see so many people lining up for the iPad2 because Apple had not made any formal announcement about the release.
Apple Employees were kind enough to provide the tired fans with Water, Donuts and Umbrella. The queue kept moving and the excitement to hold the iPad was increasing exponentially. When our turn came, we went in and asked for a Black iPad 2 and a grey smart-cover. The device alone costed us around 48,000 Yen. But she (iPad2) is definitely thinner and faster than the previous version. iPad 2 comes with a camera. Now I can do Facetime with my family and friends :). There are many good Apps which come for a free download.
Within the first week all the iPad 2 at the Ginza Store was sold out. One of my friends ordered just a week later after the release now he has to wait for 3 more weeks to get this amazing gadget. I am glad we took the chance on April 28th to visit the Store. ;)
Apple had initially planned for a release of iPad2 around 25th March but due to the unexpected disastrous earthquake which struck Japan on March 11th 2011, the release was postponed. I always follow the blogs about Apple products and rumor was Apple would release iPad 2 in Japan on 28th April. Even the day before of the release of iPad 2 Apple did not make any announcements in its websites. So anyways we just wanted to give it a shot by just following the rumors about the release of iPad 2. So we went to the Apple Store at Ginza (Tokyo) at around 9 a.m. We waited for holy 3 hours to buy our iPad. It was a Thursday morning and the crowd was overwhelming. Japanese are work-dedicated people but to my surprise there was a long queue for iPad2 and most of them were office-goers. It was really a surprise for me to see so many people lining up for the iPad2 because Apple had not made any formal announcement about the release.
Apple Employees were kind enough to provide the tired fans with Water, Donuts and Umbrella. The queue kept moving and the excitement to hold the iPad was increasing exponentially. When our turn came, we went in and asked for a Black iPad 2 and a grey smart-cover. The device alone costed us around 48,000 Yen. But she (iPad2) is definitely thinner and faster than the previous version. iPad 2 comes with a camera. Now I can do Facetime with my family and friends :). There are many good Apps which come for a free download.
Within the first week all the iPad 2 at the Ginza Store was sold out. One of my friends ordered just a week later after the release now he has to wait for 3 more weeks to get this amazing gadget. I am glad we took the chance on April 28th to visit the Store. ;)
Thanks Uhooi, Visited your blog too- Nice and interesting stuff
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