Just bought a Nexus 7, after months of being out, is it close to iPad's usability?

I just got an 8GB Nexus 7, coming in the mail probably in two days, and after the hype died down, I finally pulled the trigger. I really prefer Microsoft's ecosystem and windowsphone/windows 8 design philosophy, but I don't want to get the surface RT because I really doubt it will be supported for the first year. What my question is, after the Nexus 7 being out for a few months, how do you guys like it? Should I expect this to be a small full use (or close to an iPad) tablet, or a sort of tablet with the only benefit of being small?

Yes I watched the verge review when they said it's not only a great small tablet, but also just a great tablet, is that true to you early adopters? Thanks. Also, since I haven't used android since selling my Tmobile G2, any good tablet apps or games you'd like to recommend would be great.