iPad 2 lineup at launch

Thousands of people thronged the Apple store in both the U.S. coast as 2 iPad went on sale yesterday, indicating a still strong tarikkan for devices that dominate the market is still young it is made. Brave the cold rain and curiously, hordes of fans - many of whom had lined up overnight - formed a line of pre-sales before the device went on sale at 5 pm from New York to San Francisco. The men broke out as the staff of blue-clad sea Apple threw open the door and give high-five to the first buyer iPad excited in Manhattan. voters will offer clues about whether Apple tablet demand remained strong for almost a year after being convicted of the original smash hit, alone created the tablet market and inspired a wave of copycat from Motorola for the Research in Motion. More than 800 lined up outside the Apple store on Manhattan's Fifth Ave. ahead of the launch, hoping to get first dibs on thinner, lighter and faster iPad that Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced last week to strong reviews. "I want to be part of it," said Andrew Christian, 26, a pharmacy technician from the Bronx who No. 11 in line after waiting all night in the rain. Apple shares rose 1.5 percent, to close at $ 351.99 on Nasdaq. Wall St anticipate a strong start with 2 iPad, equivalent to the original release, although some analysts are more bullish. Brian White Ticonderoga Securities, said Apple could potentially sell 1 million iPads over the weekend - about matching sales in their first month on the market in 2010. "It looks to me like it would be a very strong launch," he said. More than 200 people waited outside Apple's flagship San Francisco store at 9 am local time, more than double by lunch. The line that, in themselves, a spectacle. More than 100 spectators gathered to witness the antics only Apple fans in Manhattan. "It's curious to see how people can become so fanatical I. Source:montrealgazette