New iPad Update Already? Seriously

[iF34R]

Like I said in a previous post.. I bought a 2012 Honda Accord in June and Honda released the new designed 2013 Honda Accord last month... That was nearly a $30k purchase... Did Honda "screw" me? No! It works the same way as it was sold to me.

You screwed yourself by not understanding the release periods for "the next years" car. The 2012 was released in 2011, the 2013 was released in 2012, and so on. This is completely different compared to the iPad 3 and 4th gen.

 

[WLS]

Woo Hoo! It All Came True!

Not just an A6 but an A6X! that took all of us by surprise. I thought an upgrade to an A6 would not give much of a speed bump to the retina ipad so it would not be worth putting in but I never even thought they would have an A6X ready to go so soon. That makes it a major upgrade not a minor one. I can only think that it looks like the Spring update just happened and there won't be another one till next October for the holiday buying season. Kind of sad since I enjoyed having the events spaced out so there was always one 6 months or so away. It really screwed over iPad3 owners that were expecting the spring event and were going to sell in March. I suppose there still could be another iPad in the works with a thinner screen but what's the point? If they keep bringing out new versions several times a year that just breaks the whole yearly upgrade economy. Why upgrade if the changes are piecemeal and the resale market is shot?
I now will be no longer updating my retina iPad and instead moving onto the mini line.

 

[nightlong]

Amazes me to hear people talking about computers as though they are assets, financially. They are only assets as tools. I never think of resale value ... I use my computers for work, claim devaluation in tax ... Get my money's worth, I think, they're not worth much by the time I'm replacing them, so I give them away.

When a company is as big and greedy as Apple, you can expect their biggest selling products to upgrade ever faster, support for previous models to become ever shorter, .... Surprise, surprise, they dont give a damn about your resale value, they just want to sell more stuff to more people!

Some people here are sounding a bit naive and victimised ... Because of this misplaced loyalty thing?

It's ridiculous. You're not loyal to apple, you buy their products because they suit you more than the alternatives. Apple is not loyal to you ... The languishing Mac Pro should kill off any notions of apple being sentimental about its minority customers.

For some people the iPad 4 means getting LTE compatibility ... A significant upgrade. I'll buy it for this and because it suits me to upgrade at this time.
I will ignore the next one, just as I ignored the ipad3, it didn't suit me to upgrade then.

We are being forced to consume, and it will get worse, I like to think I'm retaining a bit of control by not succumbing to annual upgrading, and using my computers for a long time and giving the away when there's still some life in them but they are no longer useful to me.

 

[adnoh]

I had replaced my original iPad when the new iPad came out back in March. Picked up a white 32GB on launch day. Now I find out that Apple is already going to refresh the new iPad next week? Come on.... Is it me or is anyone else bothered by this. Granted, I love advancements in technology just as much as everyone else. But to have my iPad deemed to be obsolete in a mere 7 months is crazy. Next thing I'll probably find out that there are certain Apps that won't run on the New (now old) iPad.

If you have enjoyed using it for the last 7 months, whats stopping you from continuing to do that?

If you didn't need the A6X last week, why do you need it now?

You had the latest and greatest since launch day, tech moves on. Get over it.

 

[advan031]

I was surprised that they upgraded it this soon but not bothered at all. I wasn't going to update my iPad LTE until the next "major" upgrade.

 

[Booji]

Not just an A6 but an A6X! that took all of us by surprise. I thought an upgrade to an A6 would not give much of a speed bump to the retina ipad so it would not be worth putting in but I never even thought they would have an A6X ready to go so soon. That makes it a major upgrade not a minor one. I can only think that it looks like the Spring update just happened and there won't be another one till next October for the holiday buying season. Kind of sad since I enjoyed having the events spaced out so there was always one 6 months or so away. It really screwed over iPad3 owners that were expecting the spring event and were going to sell in March. I suppose there still could be another iPad in the works with a thinner screen but what's the point? If they keep bringing out new versions several times a year that just breaks the whole yearly upgrade economy. Why upgrade if the changes are piecemeal and the resale market is shot?
I now will be no longer updating my retina iPad and instead moving onto the mini line.

If a six month upgrade cycle became the norm, would we be better or worse off?

 

[Byeen]

If you have enjoyed using it for the last 7 months, whats stopping you from continuing to do that?

If you didn't need the A6X last week, why do you need it now?

You had the latest and greatest since launch day, tech moves on. Get over it.

Did you read all in his post ? This is most important part : "Next thing I'll probably find out that there are certain Apps that won't run on the New (now old) iPad"

And this is a fact ! Developers will be focused on New new iPad, with better processor, and our new old iPad wouldn't get as much support as during normal one year cycletime....

 

[Mikhailov]

I'm pissed about this for the same reason as others in this thread: My "New" iPad is now devalued, and developers may stop supporting the A5X chip. I don't really game on my iPad, so that doesn't really bother me. I am sorry to say that Apple is not getting my money this time around. I've no use for a mini and I've no interest in "upgrading" a product that is only 6 months old. Plus I just spent a ton of money upgrading two iPhones (mine and my wife's) to iPhone 5s.

Going to save my money and get a Wii U this time around. My work friends don't believe me, though.

 

[WLS]

If a six month upgrade cycle became the norm, would we be better or worse off?

It would be different for sure.. I don't see where it would be an advantage. Sure the Android tablets update more than once but that's because they are desperate and searching for a niche. Apple doesn't have to do that. Now that there are two different Apple tablets it is possible that one could alternate them.. I think though that it is just too expensive to try and keep on that treadmill for long. With the full size iPad I usually buy the 32GB version after selling in early Spring but I can't do that more than once a year. Since there was no reason to expect an update so soon I'm gonna have to keep my iPad 3 for home use and get the cheaper mini from now on. A six month refresh cycle would burn out the core market of upgraders. I'm sure Apple knows that so I would have to think that this is a one time repositioning of the events to take advantage of the buying season. Spring has really been a poor time to release a new product and has it's roots in CES when Apple was trying to compete with the buzz at that time of year. Since they left CES one could see that the Spring events were not going to be as useful to Apple..