Very upset ipad 4

[cardfan]

The link someone posted makes a very good point. The iphone is Apple's most important product. If it's got Lightning, you better get your other products (besides ipad 2) on board with that asap.

Because of this very issue, I doubt Apple is going with 6 months releases now. That's too unApple and makes this kind of a rare event. They don't wait a year usually for customer's sakes, it's just favorable to spread out the cost for as long as they can. But IMO, if Apple thought they could wait til March, they would've. It would have been preferred probably. But obviously they had good reason to do the change now.

And moving to a holiday season release cycle was something that's been rumored since last year when they're were rumors of a fall 2011 ipad 3. If you remember, it got "delayed" til spring 2012. Perhaps in hindsight, that release that didn't happen really was intended. EDIT: here's that link http://forums.imore.com/ipad-3-forum/214970-ipad-3-october-updated-delayed.html

Based on that and the name change, I would guess Apple knew in March that they'd be refreshing the ipad again later this year. Or at least intended to.

 

[smileyboy]

I agree with that!


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[Ravanelli]

I'm very upset too! Just bought my new iPad two months ago and now Apple released iPad 4!!!

 

[Fausty82]

I'm very upset too! Just bought my new iPad two months ago and now Apple released iPad 4!!!

One more time... what does your 3rd gen iPad not do today that it did when you woke up on Tuesday morning? Everybody's p!$$ed off and wringing their hands and even threatening class-action lawsuits... why? You took your hard-earned money down to the store of your choice and gave it to a clerk who then gave you a product. That product was new and shiny and you were all happy with/about it... until Apple released a new version. Did you really thing that was never going to happen?

If the 3rd gen iPad works, runs the software that you want to run, plays the videos and music that you want to play, you have no argument. You got what you paid for and you still have exactly what you paid for.

 

[ThePinkChameleon]

While some of you are po'd that the 4th gen iPad came out just months after the 3rd released...it doesn't phase me at all. I'm STILL happily using my 1st gen iPad

 

[sunrat39]

One more time... what does your 3rd gen iPad not do today that it did when you woke up on Tuesday morning? Everybody's p!$$ed off and wringing their hands and even threatening class-action lawsuits... why? You took your hard-earned money down to the store of your choice and gave it to a clerk who then gave you a product. That product was new and shiny and you were all happy with/about it... until Apple released a new version. Did you really thing that was never going to happen?

If the 3rd gen iPad works, runs the software that you want to run, plays the videos and music that you want to play, you have no argument. You got what you paid for and you still have exactly what you paid for.

Amen brother!

 

[openthepodbaydoors]

It's not a question of latest and greatest or status. It's a matter of having a device that was not ready to be released and is now what it should be with the A6X processor

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I didn't realize I was buying a device that was not ready to be released. Caveat emptor is what I expect from other companies but not Apple

 

[Camfella]

I think the people who claim to not understand the anger and disappointment of ipad3 owners are being disingenuous. Do you not understand that there is a certain pride and satisfaction knowing that you own the "Top of The Line" product, the BEST in its class? They expected to be able to experience this for at least a year, so to be upset that it was cut short is perfectly normal and understandable.

 

[Ih8reno]

I think everyone needs to calm down. I have a 3rg gen iPad and knew when I bought it that it would be replaced eventually. I will enjoy it until the software no longer can be updated and then replace.

 

[kch50428]

I think the people who claim to not understand the anger and disappointment of ipad3 owners are being disingenuous. Do you not understand that there is a certain pride and satisfaction knowing that you own the "Top of The Line" product, the BEST in its class? They expected to be able to experience this for at least a year, so to be upset that it was cut short is perfectly normal and understandable.

First world problems...

 

[Fausty82]

I think the people who claim to not understand the anger and disappointment of ipad3 owners are being disingenuous. Do you not understand that there is a certain pride and satisfaction knowing that you own the "Top of The Line" product, the BEST in its class? They expected to be able to experience this for at least a year, so to be upset that it was cut short is perfectly normal and understandable.

So you think that I am disingenuous? Yeah, I am faking it. SMH. BTW, I don't "claim to not understand the anger", I really don't get it. It's a device made of silicon, metal and glass. No more, no less. It runs software that I purchased and selected to fit my needs. It's simply a tool and, at times, an entertainment device.

You are bent because I am happy that the device that I purchased still works as well as it did when I bought it? I bought my 3rd gen iPad to use - not as an investment or as a status symbol. It's a tool. Expecting it to be "top of the line" and "best in its class" are nice, but not long-lived in the tech world.

 

[JSho101]

I gotta be honest, I completely understand why iPad 3 owners are upset. I'd be really upset if I bought an iPad 3 a few months ago only to know that now I could have something better for the SAME exact price. For me it wouldn't be at all about not having the "best" on the market at the moment, but the fact that I could have gotten more for my money had I waited a few months. I think anyone who says they wouldn't be irritated by that isn't being honest with themselves.

That being said, I'm taking advantage of the announcement and I purchased a refurb iPad 3 for much cheaper, which I'm very happy about

 

[JHBThree]

It's not a question of latest and greatest or status. It's a matter of having a device that was not ready to be released and is now what it should be with the A6X processor

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I didn't realize I was buying a device that was not ready to be released. Caveat emptor is what I expect from other companies but not Apple

Stop making stuff up. The 3 was ready to be released or apple wouldn't have sold it. P

 

[JHBThree]

I gotta be honest, I completely understand why iPad 3 owners are upset. I'd be really upset if I bought an iPad 3 a few months ago only to know that now I could have something better for the SAME exact price. For me it wouldn't be at all about not having the "best" on the market at the moment, but the fact that I could have gotten more for my money had I waited a few months. I think anyone who says they wouldn't be irritated by that isn't being honest with themselves.

That being said, I'm taking advantage of the announcement and I purchased a refurb iPad 3 for much cheaper, which I'm very happy about

Except its not really better.

 

[JHBThree]

I think the people who claim to not understand the anger and disappointment of ipad3 owners are being disingenuous. Do you not understand that there is a certain pride and satisfaction knowing that you own the "Top of The Line" product, the BEST in its class? They expected to be able to experience this for at least a year, so to be upset that it was cut short is perfectly normal and understandable.

It's not normal and it's not understandable. Anyone that's upset doesn't know how the electronics industry works.

Oh, and you basically just admitted that these people are upset because the device they have no longer inflates their egos. Serves them right if that's really why they bought it.

 

[JSho101]

Except its not really better.

A processor twice as fast isn't better? Oh ok. An improved front facing camera isn't better? Ok.

Maybe they aren't huge leaps of improvement, but the iPad 4 is "better" than the 3. It's an upgrade.

 

[Camfella]

It's not normal and it's not understandable. Anyone that's upset doesn't know how the electronics industry works.

As far as the iPad industry goes, it used to be yearly upgrades.

Oh, and you basically just admitted that these people are upset because the device they have no longer inflates their egos. Serves them right if that's really why they bought it.

We all do different things to feel good, some people get it from trying to win arguments( on message boards even!)

 

[openthepodbaydoors]

It's not a question of inflated ego's or status .It's a matter of having a properly functioning device. The A5X processor can not meet the demands placed upon it by the Retina display. Apple released a product that was not ready for the market. The iPad 4 with the A6X processor is what the iPad 3 should have been all along.

 

[kch50428]

It's not a question of inflated ego's or status .It's a matter of having a properly functioning device. The A5X processor can not meet the demands placed upon it by the Retina display. Apple released a product that was not ready for the market. The iPad 4 with the A6X processor is what the iPad 3 should have been all along.

Show me one reputable performance analysis testing site that backs your conclusions with actual testing and other benchmark references. Or stop posting our opinion as fact.

My iPad3 functions properly. There is nothing wrong with its display performance.

 

[openthepodbaydoors]

There have been numerous issues with the iPad 3 and yes it is still the same incapacitated device I woke up with on Monday . A lemon is a lemon