You are absolutely wrong here. Without the complete failure by AAPL, outlined in detail by the OP and others, forums like Macrumors would not exist. So NO ONE wants a premium product here.
My iPad1 isn't perfect either. No smartcover, fingerprints on screen, much too heavy, not hot enough to replace the hot water bottle in bed, and not even FLASH!
No Smartcover? Thats not an issue. Fingerprints on screen? Clean it. Not too heavy? Then clearly you have the arms of a small child. But if your iPad has backlight bleeding issues, that's a problem.