It lives up to every bit of hype

[NewsMan]

Amazing device. Amazing line. Steve Jobs showed up, unfortunately that was after we had left the store but we saw him arrive and walk into the store (he walked to the store from his home).
Also joining us in line was Andy Hertzfeld in addition to Bill Atkinson, who I talked about earlier. Both members of the official Mac team. Inventor of the Wiki, Ward Cunningham, showed up earlier in the day. Kara Swisher, one of the most powerful tech journalists (she works for Wall Street Journal and, along with Walt Mossberg, produce the “D” conference which is the one where both Steve Jobs and Bill Gates shared the stage a while back.
Patrick is so happy he doesn’t know what to do. We are absolutely drained. Got a shower, but am off to bed.
Being the first customer into the store was an experience I’ll never forget. They had something like 50 employees all hanging around the store. All cheering wildly. It was surreal. I should have brought a video camera in, but it was a moment I’ll never forget. Over the top.
It was worth every minute of waiting in line.
OK, I’ll be honest, we’ve barely turned it on. But when you open your box you’ll realize that Apple has changed the way we all will look at mobile phones forever. Even if you don’t buy one you’ll see other companies react to this.
When people say it lives up to the hype they are right. Amazing device. Amazing store experience.
If you wonder why Apple gets hype you need to come and wait in line with us and see just what’s up.
The adrenaline has to subside a bit before I really take on doing a halfway decent review.
More after we get some sleep, too.

Original post by Robert Scoble


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