I've always wondered what the point is of getting "the first" device in such examples, with people camping out on streets for days for the honour. Of course most are quite young and the kudos of having the currency of the moment elevates them for a few days/weeks within their peer group, but then....Better to wait a few weeks when the crush and madness has gone and buy the dream, with all the beta/testers having weedled out the faults
There is no doubt that Apple have developed some game changing products enveloped in uebercool form that are for many simply too enticing to ignore.
I came to computing later than most, except for learning Fortran and Cobol years before
and bypassed the in between stages of personal computing dominated by Bill Gates et al and straight into Apple. I'm happy with what I've used and experienced and thus far, their customer service has been second to none, especially when done in person at a Genius Bar. Where it's all heading who knows, but up until now they haven't put a foot wrong in broad terms. Each to their own and when all is said and done they're only things whatever manufacturer and OS.
SHJ