Thread: Montrealers line up for iPad2

They looked to be in line to get into Winnie's Pub, but in fact the swarm of people on Crescent St., three quarters of the way to de Maisonneuve Blvd., were waiting to buy the iPad2 at the Apple Store around the corner.
Laval resident Jonathan Moreau took shifts with a friend on this chilly day from 3: 30 a.m. He had the distinction of being first in the 300-person line. Just before the Ste. Catherine St. store opened its doors at 5 p.m., he said he was a bit cold, but excited that his wait was nearly over.
Just before 5, Apple employees cheered as they lifted a black drape at the front of the store's glass wall to reveal about 50 salespeople inside dressed in blue Apple T-shirts, holding iPads and iPhones and using the devices to take pictures of those waiting in line, who at first seemed too cold to cheer back. But when the door finally opened, the crowd in line chanted and cheered.
The iPad2 went on sale Friday in Apple Stores across Canada, as well as other electronic stores like Best Buy and Future Shop.

Source : The Montreal Gazette

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