winston1236
macrumors 68000
It's not good though. They need new customers not fanboys.
75% of Early iPad Purchasers Already Own an iPad, Early-Adopter Upgrade Cycle Around 23 Months
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It's not good though. They need new customers not fanboys.
hexcalibur
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I still have my original iPad and not gonna happend to upgrade to new one because i dont see any use for it ,it is useless ,it is for children to play games,listen music,read books thats it, it is no PRODUCTIVE for me!
Here's an app you need. And I mean NEED.
https://edshelf.com/tool/grammar-app
Sorry you can't figure out how to use the iPad to be productive. Tens of millions of us don't have that limitation. All the best.
While I mostly agree with you, TC400 made it clear it wasn't worthy to him personally. In other words, perhaps it doesn't warrant spending another $500-$1000 just yet.
Heck, I'm not even sure I'll bother upgrading from my iPad 1, which has some pretty poor specs. iOS 7 feels less responsive while navigating the OS than iOS 5 on my iPad 1. Running apps is a different story though.
I agree with this line of thought. I gave my iPad2 to my mother-in-law, thinking the iPad5 would be a slam dunk upgrade. Not sure now, after playing with it today at Apple store. First one I picked up had an issue with Safari-- could not input web address for some reason. Second one had the screen issue-- vertical line on the LHS, UNSAT. Third one, held in one hand like I did my iPad2, seemed just as heavy in this orientation-- is the iPad5 top heavy??? Don't know, not sure, but for its lighter weight, it's dimensions seemed harder to hold, sort of like too long for it's width. Have to go back again and see if I get used to it. Otherwise, performance seemed 2x the iPad2 opening email, browsing and such.
I'm going to look at the Nokia 2520 tab before deciding...
Coming from someone that drives a Rolls Royce? Your clarity, in spite of your spoils is admirable!
danielsutton
macrumors 6502
The very very early adopters are more tied into iCloud and the Apple ecosystem than those who may have just recently switched from other tablets, so it makes more sense for them to get a new iPad so they can use their existing iCloud account with their contacts, mail, etc.
I have never had an iPad before, but I think it looks very interesting, and I want to see what the new iPad with Touch ID looks like when it is released.
deputy_doofy
macrumors 65816
Count me among the purchasers who already has a previous iPad. In my defense, had I known the iPad 3 was just an iPad 2 with a "pretty face," I'd have waited until the 4. It has served me well and my 5 year old will love it as a "new" holiday gift, since he already plays his games on there all the time anyway. Just have to "box it up" and arrange all his games in new folders so it LOOKS new.
dampfnudel
macrumors 603
deputy_doofy
macrumors 65816
He may notice your trickery.
He *is* smart. That's why I still have to buy some small toys for him. Still, I think he'll be excited to have his own.
Now I'm not in Stats, though I am in Probability at my University so I have learned a bit of Stats, but a sample size of 71? I don't even know if a sample size of 71 would even be large enough to say what the upgrade cycle would be for students at my University. That just seems like an awfully small sample size to make a claim like that.
blackcrayon
macrumors 68020
iOS will select the app binary with the code that matches your device. App downloads will include both. This is very similar to how Macs could select between Intel/PPC code or PPC/68k code in a single app.
I think with the very large influx of A7 devices coming soon, developers will be justified even making exclusive features for it that go beyond running faster - we already have examples of double the audio tracks possible in audio apps, etc.
Interesting...