"2011 will be the year of iPad 2." Straight from the horse's mouth.
...and 2012 will be the year of...
...and 2012 will be the year of...
"2011 will be the year of iPad 2." Straight from the horse's mouth.
...and 2012 will be the year of...
Let's just say they are going to release an iPad 3 this fall, and the rumors that are out are correct and Apple is aware of this. What do you expect them to say? If there really, really, wasn't going to be another model this year, they'd address it specifically and say there wasn't.
By making this vague comment, they give some reassurance to those like yourself who are worried another one will be out in 6 months. But it still leaves wiggle room, "We didn't say it wouldn't be the year if iPad 3 either."
I'm curious what striked up the the though of an Ipad 3 this year? Why would they refresh something after 6 months when it has been in their custom to do yearly refreshes?
I am curious as to what got people thinking this.
"2011 will be the year of iPad 2." Straight from the horse's mouth.
...and 2012 will be the year of...
I've seen this point made over and over again on the forums.. But what would you expect them to say? We will have a new and improved model out in 6 or 8 months? They are trying to sell the iPad 2 at this moment so of course they are going to push the current model. I would say this doesn't kill the rumor that there may be a newer version before the holidays.. Plus who knows maybe the new version will be the Ipad 2 HD (Retina Display?). Still fts in to "2011 will be the year of iPad 2".
I've seen this point made over and over again on the forums.. But what would you expect them to say? We will have a new and improved model out in 6 or 8 months? They are trying to sell the iPad 2 at this moment so of course they are going to push the current model. I would say this doesn't kill the rumor that there may be a newer version before the holidays.. Plus who knows maybe the new version will be the Ipad 2 HD (Retina Display?). Still fts in to "2011 will be the year of iPad 2".
It's not like the only alternative to saying "2011 will be the year of iPad 2" is "We're releasing an even better version in September." He could have used some other superlative statement that didn't make it sound very much like the iPad 2 will be the only new iPad in 2011.
I see your logic but, we could compare this release of the iPad 2 to that of the 3GS right? It was a "minor" upgrade in the sense that the 3G and 3GS look very similar aesthetically but, the 3GS has upgraded ram, processor, cameras, etc. Apple didn't release the iPhone 4 later that year to try to snatch up the 3G customers who weren't blown away by the 3GS. They followed their same yearly cycle.Another thought.. I will try my best to explain, please try to follow my logic.
I think iPad 2 was a good upgrade.. BUT not good enough to move the "majority" of the iPad 1 owners to upgrade. So.. iPad 2 is targeted at new users.
If they released an iPad 3 (or iPad 2 HD or whatever) immediately then then maybe a "majority" of iPad 1 owners would upgrade flooding the second hand market and giving the new iPad users the ability to get their hands on iPads at a reduced price and without that income flowing directly back to Apple.
In the current scenario.. Apple can snag a bunch of new customers with the iPad 2 and then target the newer model at the iPad 1 owners who didn't upgrade...