Oh, how the media is so misleading...
As per CNN:
"Anecdotal reports suggested strong initial consumer interest in the device, which went on sale Saturday morning. At Apple's flagship store on Fifth Avenue in New York,
hundreds of shoppers -- many of whom had camped out overnight -- were in line when the doors opened at 9 a.m."
First iPad buyers excited, curious - CNN.com
Engadget:
"We just landed at Apple's 5th avenue flagship, "The Cube," and it's... a little bare.
We count less than 15 people in line at this point (still headed by the inimitable Greg Packer), and most of them actually have pre-orders. Despite the minimal line situation, Apple has a huge section of The Cube's plaza cordoned off to make room for more, and the NYPD is here with barriers galore, ready to lay down the law. We're told the lines will be split between pre-orderers and non-pre-orderers at 6:30PM, at which point the scene will look truly pitiful. Presumably the crowd will grow later tonight and swell early next morning, as those pre-orderers with nothing to worry about shuffle in, breakfast in their bellies. Or maybe everyone just went to the beach for the weekend."
iPad line watch: the few, the proud? (updating, Woz on deck!) -- Engadget
Talk about trying to push an overhyped product - its obvious the fanboi's are out in force, and thats about it.