I don't question that, but does Apple actually accommodate the needs of businesses and education with this? Every new iPad 2 will ship with iOS 7 and there is no way to downgrade, as far as I am aware. It would not be so much of a problem if Apple would have at least reduced the price, but they still market it as if it was last year's model.
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Apple Continues to Sell the iPad 2 Because Customers Are Still Buying It
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I don't question that, but does Apple actually accommodate the needs of businesses and education with this? Every new iPad 2 will ship with iOS 7 and there is no way to downgrade, as far as I am aware. It would not be so much of a problem if Apple would have at least reduced the price, but they still market it as if it was last year's model.
The Nexus 7, far from sucking, is a great tablet (and was last year as well). My family has both an iPad and 2012 N7, and I greatly prefer the N7.
I was just at the Apple store and it seems odd but there are some people who measure the quality of the item by the weigh it is. So the heavier; the better quality inside.
So, I can see how Apple could leave the iPad2 out and people will buy it despite it being close to 3 year old technology.
After talking with some other technology enthusiast; I may just wait till the next generation for an iPad. Big concern is the 802.11 ac along with 4GB or more of RAM.
I think Apple will do the iPad Mini Retina next year with weight reduction - thin film instead of glass like the iPad 5.
So, I can see how Apple could leave the iPad2 out and people will buy it despite it being close to 3 year old technology.
After talking with some other technology enthusiast; I may just wait till the next generation for an iPad. Big concern is the 802.11 ac along with 4GB or more of RAM.
I think Apple will do the iPad Mini Retina next year with weight reduction - thin film instead of glass like the iPad 5.
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But someone has to take the money from these "idiots". Why not Apple? Instead of Dell or Amazon (et.al.)?
same with my brother's iPad 2 (he came from iOS 6). however he did some research and came across some tweaks he could make in the settings and iOS 7 now runs just as good as iOS 6 did.
i expect the performance of A5 devices running iOS 7 to improve after the next few updates
My iPad 2 feels faster after upgrading it to iOS7, and battery life has been better than I remember it from before. It's still a capable device, and I've got quite a few hours out of one charge while playing Bloons TD 5.
I recommend trying to reinstall if anybody's got lag issues. That's one sad problem that crops up all the time, where some installations just don't seem to work right. It doesn't matter if it's an upgrade or a clean install :/
I recommend trying to reinstall if anybody's got lag issues. That's one sad problem that crops up all the time, where some installations just don't seem to work right. It doesn't matter if it's an upgrade or a clean install :/
I completely agree, they should be offering the iPad 4 at that price. It would eliminate the 30 pin cable from the lineup, provide a more future proof device for users and reduce fragmentation for developers... and simplify the iPad lineup.
Clearly the bean counter mentality has taken hold at Apple in this instance. What happened to producing the best products and surprising and delighting it's users?
Enjoy your plastic 5c.
Meanwhile, we'll enjoy our thin, light 5S made out of aluminium.
P.S. You should try a Samsung. I bet you'll like it.
Yeah he will with all that malware and our premium feel iPhone 5 or 5s we will keep enjoying them
Makes sense display-wise to provide some lower pricing, but they could at least update the processor to be current.
Agreed, the iOS 7 update really made my iPad 2 sluggish. It felt plenty zippy before. Engineered obsolescence?
I have an iPad 2, when I upgraded to iOS 7 I did a clean install by plugging it into iTunes (after backing up anything I cared about via Dropbox or whatever). It runs just as fast as it did brand new. I don't experience any lag, pretty much ever. I recommend going that route, which puts you in the same boat as those buying it new. While I wouldn't buy it now, I can definitely see some people getting and loving it.
Ps: yes installing and restoring manually is time consuming and annoying, but it's totally worth it
heh heh, the bean counter is doing what a bean counter supposed to do, make a lot of money for Apple. But there may be a more interesting issue here. With all the Ipad and Iphone line up announced already, there is only one A6 based device and it is 5c. Everything else is either A7 or A5.. My bet is that they have problem with A6 production either they are building too many 5c or they have move up some of the production capacity to produce A7 (with a lot of change to new equipments). A5 looks to the minimal CPU that work in the low end of Apple line up. Since Apple only offer two tiers devices right now, there is no reason to move up the low end unless it has to just like Apple does not offer more dram than absolutely necessary for every device. Customer demand or competition can force Apple to upgrade their device.. Let's see if the sales figure will suffer or not before passing judgement..
Agreed..
My eyes are 20/20 (thank you LASIK surgery!)
Still, I see a HUGE diff between mini/full-size iPad.
Especially when reading books, PDFs, & comics.
No one is saying they can't sell the iPad 2, but for $399? Shouldn't the iPad 4 or at least the iPad 3 have been shuffled to this slot instead? It's not like people wouldn't "still be buying" the iPad 4 or iPad 3 at that same price point.
Let's not pretend we don't know why Apple is still selling the iPad 2 for $399.
Let's not pretend we don't know why Apple is still selling the iPad 2 for $399.
Same, but my eyes are 9000/9000 (not really). Uh, they're so bad that I'm nearsighted but have trouble seeing nearby things that farsighted people also have trouble with. If I remember correctly, I count as legally blind.
Retina and non retina
I think it's to make money. Now there is full size and mini with retina and non for each.
I know people who shop price only. Meeting needs is a distant second. Some don't consider that at all.
Apple may as well have a pony in that race.
Goes without saying I am not referring to education or enterprise purchases.
I think it's to make money. Now there is full size and mini with retina and non for each.
I know people who shop price only. Meeting needs is a distant second. Some don't consider that at all.
Apple may as well have a pony in that race.
Goes without saying I am not referring to education or enterprise purchases.