Skipped them both because it was obvious we wouldn't get what we wanted until version 3 anyway.
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Apple Pushes iPad 3 to 2012 due to Retina Display
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Why are front facing cameras in iphone and ipad not as good as the rear facing? is it just the cost? or is it difficult to put them in the front?
I really think cameras in iphone and ipad needs to be of a really high quality.
I really think cameras in iphone and ipad needs to be of a really high quality.
While I would really like a new retina display iPad (I'm still on original iPad), I think this is actually a good thing, for these reasons:
1. Doesn't set an unrealistic and unmaintainable refresh cycle with the iPad 2 still be so new.
2. Less fragmentation for users and developers.
3. More time for other component technology to possibly advance and make it into the new model next year, including possibly CPU, GPU, power consumption and battery memory/flash storage, WiFi/cellular radios, and so on.
4. As noted, the iPad 2 is still selling out, why move to something else before the current model has even peaked and before it really has any serious competition?
1. Doesn't set an unrealistic and unmaintainable refresh cycle with the iPad 2 still be so new.
2. Less fragmentation for users and developers.
3. More time for other component technology to possibly advance and make it into the new model next year, including possibly CPU, GPU, power consumption and battery memory/flash storage, WiFi/cellular radios, and so on.
4. As noted, the iPad 2 is still selling out, why move to something else before the current model has even peaked and before it really has any serious competition?
Not at all - I would rather like to buy new hardware all two years then all 1 1/2 years.
Further, I fear the first high-res iPad will have performance issues regarding graphics. With the pushing I hope they can incorporate the A6 into the next iPad. We need a good SOC to run our iPads, don't we?
Sigh, it was never planned for 2011. Why would it? They still have huge orders on the second iPad and competition is still miles away. Replacing a top-selling product after only 6 months makes no business sense at all.
Plus, I think Steve made it fairly clear when they announced the iPad 2 with that "2011: Year of the iPad 2" slide.
Plus, I think Steve made it fairly clear when they announced the iPad 2 with that "2011: Year of the iPad 2" slide.
I really wish MR wouldn't have at least 100+ garbage comments that pretty much repeat themselves N'th times after page 1, but that is why we call it a wish 
This has become like twitter or facebook where, unless you don't add something, you feel left out.
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great, another idiot with a sermon about what is missing and why it should work according to his views of the world.
Please, spamm away, I'm sure apple will take all this into account when designing their new hardware just for you.
This has become like twitter or facebook where, unless you don't add something, you feel left out.
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great, another idiot with a sermon about what is missing and why it should work according to his views of the world.
Please, spamm away, I'm sure apple will take all this into account when designing their new hardware just for you.
Probably got told by Apple to stop spreading stupid rumours about the iPad 3 as it's hurting sales of the iPad 2.
The rumour was false and now they are trying to make out that Apple as changed it's mind and pushed the device back a year. It was the same last year, as soon as the iPad came out they were talking about the iPad 2.
The rumour was false and now they are trying to make out that Apple as changed it's mind and pushed the device back a year. It was the same last year, as soon as the iPad came out they were talking about the iPad 2.
I dont understand how so many people can't comprehend that Apple would release an iPad 3, 6-7 months after iPad 2. Apple stopped caring about its consumers a long time ago and it all became about the bottom line.
Also Apple used to release hardware updates every 6 months. Its only in recent times that that have begun updating about once a year.
Also Apple used to release hardware updates every 6 months. Its only in recent times that that have begun updating about once a year.
The only reason I can possibly see for Apple wanting to bring out a new iPad in the August-September timeframe is if they wanted to shift the iPad yearly update schedule to the fall, which is "back to school" time and obviously the prime location to generate hype for maximizing holiday buying. That's why I could see them making something like an "iPad 2S" (i.e. half upgrade) just to get on that schedule. But it makes no sense to replace the iPad 2 yet.
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Due to the pushback of the Announced iPad 3 to 2012 the iPad 5 will not be arriving till 2014. Sorry to have to disappoint at such a early date but we are interested in keeping are potential customers informed.
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Due to the pushback of the Announced iPad 3 to 2012 the iPad 5 will not be arriving till 2014. Sorry to have to disappoint at such a early date but we are interested in keeping are potential customers informed.
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Are you going to get what you wanted in 'version 3'?
Can you share what it is that we all want and how you know it will be available in the next iteration of the iPad?
Gruber's record is almost perfect to be honest. He clearly said iPad 3 in 2011 was based on no rumours or inside information, it was just him hypothesising what if Apple released iPad 3 this year. Of course, that was never going to stop the Apple rumour community from picking up on bits of the story that were convenient for them to report. Hunger for impressions at any cost, and the facts never get in the way of a good story.
Actually, I found his comments quite hilarious. I'm going to print them out, frame them, and have a good laugh every time someone asks me why my company no longer has a resident computer dweeb.
By your own admission, you are not a buyer, so what you say doesn't matter. What matters is the 9+ million they sold last quarter. There are things I would do differently too, but as an adult I realize that I don't always get my way, and others sometimes disagree with me. So I either choose from what's available and closest to what I want, or go out and build my own like Jobs did. What I don,t do is whine about a product I'm never going to buy.
Why release an update every year? Because Apple is destroying the competition
But 2012 makes more sense. Closer to a one year apart release. People won't feel they've been ripped off. Also, two HUGE lunches within days or weeks of each other would have strained even Apple's resources. Imagine the lines at Apple stores for both iPad AND iPhone launches at the same time.
Wish it were. I regret however that just because one place which made it all up the first time has now made a story refuting the first story, the whole iPad 3 in 2011 rumor has been passed on so many times now that we'll see plenty more 'yes it is' rumors before 2011 is finally finished and everyone starts trying to guess which month of 2012 it will be.
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Per this logic, the iphone 4 is selling extremely well. Why release an iPhone 5 this year?
All Macs are selling extremely well. Why release any updates this year?