Great measure of the device's success. Mircrosoft will have a lot of catching up to do when they release a product again to compete.
I don't see why everyone thinks there is going to be a new iPad before the holidays though. Would not make sense with the current success to retool the factories that are only now catching up and prepping for the holiday demand. I think version two will be at the one year point. At the rate of growth, I don't think the current gen is quite obsolete.
And for all the comments about "fanboys" having to trade in their Gen 1 for Gen 2, so what if I trade mine in after one year. I spend more a month on Starbucks than the $60/month my iPad will have cost me after one year to own. I spend $60 in a single fill-up at the gas station. It is a very small piece of what I spend a month in overall costs of living. I pay far more for things that I enjoy and use far less. As with all things tech, there will always be a new update coming. You can sit on the side lines, always waiting for the newest, or you can enjoy the present.
I don't see why everyone thinks there is going to be a new iPad before the holidays though. Would not make sense with the current success to retool the factories that are only now catching up and prepping for the holiday demand. I think version two will be at the one year point. At the rate of growth, I don't think the current gen is quite obsolete.
And for all the comments about "fanboys" having to trade in their Gen 1 for Gen 2, so what if I trade mine in after one year. I spend more a month on Starbucks than the $60/month my iPad will have cost me after one year to own. I spend $60 in a single fill-up at the gas station. It is a very small piece of what I spend a month in overall costs of living. I pay far more for things that I enjoy and use far less. As with all things tech, there will always be a new update coming. You can sit on the side lines, always waiting for the newest, or you can enjoy the present.