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Apple Continues to Sell the iPad 2 Because Customers Are Still Buying It

bretm said:
Simply put, they now have a lineup of 2 full size pads, and 2 mini pads. Each with a retina and non retina version. Pretty simple.
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Makes sense display-wise to provide some lower pricing, but they could at least update the processor to be current. :(

JOHONDAR said:
I have an iPad 2 and I think it's nothing short of ancient. It has a hard time keeping up with my typing.
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Agreed, the iOS 7 update really made my iPad 2 sluggish. It felt plenty zippy before. Engineered obsolescence?
 
People are buying it because it's available.

I'm guessing the iPad 2 is still around only to offer a 'family' of lower priced options. I'm still puzzled by the price though.

I see they've essentially put a $100 premium on larger sized iPads of equal resolutions. But that iPad 2 certainly isn't as thin or nearly as light as any other iPad.
 
definitely crazy to buy the ipad 2 at this point. Even if you are okay with it running slower, you are buying into a legacy device that isn't supported by newer versions of IOS, newer apps, etc. I have an ipad 1 and I turned it over to my kids since I have found it to be a paperweight in terms of being able to actually run anything I am inclined to download from the appstore.

I wonder why apple didn't discontinue the ipad 2 and still sell the ipad 4. On the iphone side this would be like them offering the iphone 5s, iphone 5c and iphone 2.
 
There is a point though where Apple should be a little embarrassed to be selling the device at this price.
 
I am guessing they can't just go on ebay and buy it there, and have to use their funds for new products, so I guess it makes sense. They'd probably love to buy the ipad3 or 4 for the same price, but when you can't have that... I guess it doesn't really matter for schools anyway. Not going to bother students that much not to have retina.
 
bretm said:
It's cheaper.

Simply put, they now have a lineup of 2 full size pads, and 2 mini pads. Each with a retina and non retina version. Pretty simple.
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On top of that, the new base versions use A5 processors and the new stuff uses A7s. Slims down inventory needs.
 
Still, apple could sell them at.. I don't know $299 maybe. knowing the parts probably get cheaper to made over the years... and easier to manufacture
 
The thing is though, why didn't they leave the iPad 4 as a lower cost option instead of iPad 2? That was also selling quite well :p
 
Peace said:
That graph shows the iPad 4 selling quit well. This doesn't explain why they EOL'd it.
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My guess is the iPad 2 sales are more around education or businesses using as POS devices. 4th gen iPad would probably be overkill for what it's being used for.

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iBug2 said:
The thing is though, why didn't they leave the iPad 4 as a lower cost option instead of iPad 2? That was also selling quite well :p
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So they don't have to continue producing the A6X chip.
 
Only the iPad 2 has been approved by many government agencies for use. So that is another reason they are keeping it around.

They do need to get the iPad 4 approved or 5...too much of a gap.
 
It's amazing how stupid people are.

My mom has an iPad 2. Do you really want to pay $400 for the exact same device that my dinosaur-aged mom has been using for the last 3 years!?!? Hahaha.
 
If you are a school district or a business rolling out thousands of iPads, I bet you can get the iPad 2 in bulk at a steep discount now. And that means being able to put a tablet in the hands of more people for the same money.

This makes sense to me, even though I would never personally buy one that old.
 
TroyBoy30 said:
I buy a ton for the company I work for. We don't need retina and the mini is too small
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and it won't run anything in a year.... just stupid to buy this.... i think they did this to have multiple price points knowing people wont buy it unless brain dead
 
I know this is a geek site, where everything but the latest and greatest is crap and people are insane for not upgrading blah blah.

However:
The iPad 2 is absolutely wonderful for *most* people.
Myself included ;)

My old mum (79 years old) use hers every day, and i know many others who love their iPad 2.

-Brian
 
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