I didn’t get it on the day of launch. I was waiting to honestly find out the reaction and reception about this ‘Magical’ device. Well, it turned out pretty good (2 Million in < 60 Days), and from what I can tell people were loving their iPads.

Sure you’ll get a lot of “This is the best thing ever” because they already purchased it and people want to overly justify and reaffirm their life choices, and most importantly, purchases. But people were genuinely enjoying this new device. I was still seriously doubting that I would get one. I was in the “it’s just a big iPod Touch” camp.

I can tell you when I decided I needed to try it for myself – when someone in the comments of a post on iPadinCanada.ca said “Saying the iPad is just a big iPod Touch is like saying your Car is just a Bike with two more wheels.” I don’t know why it resonated with me, but reading that pretty much made me buy one.

I’m in love (and probably brainwashed by Apple). I realized I love this thing pretty quickly, and I can tell you exactly why: If you walked up to me when I was in high school (just over a mere decade ago) and showed me one, I would have wet myself. But today’s standards, eh, it’s cool, I guess (it’s just a big iPod Touch after all). By 1998′s Standards, HOLY MOTHER FUCK THIS IS AWESOME. For this device to be moderately inexpensive and available to the general public? THE FUTURE IS NOW.

If you haven’t, please read This Blog Post and This Time Magazine Article
by Mr. Stephen Fry, Actor, Writer, British, Geek.