In conclusion, we've learned that the iPad 2 was originally sold with the A4 processor and silently upgraded to the A5.
Some may think this:
Quote:
Originally Posted by IronTed
Can u say "ripoff" by Apple for those who bought the current iPad 3? LOL
Ironted
While others may think this:
Quote:
Originally Posted by Damn_Its_Hot
I agree 100% -- there is no ripoff here. Apple has the right to substitute a faster, longer lasting system anytime it wants to. Also, Apple does not sell based on specs but user experience and there is no way a new iPad users experience would be denigrated by this chip in the iPad 2.
Let me tell you what I think, which is all that matters anyways:
However, before I do, in the interest of 'full disclosure', I need to tell you that I am an iPad 1, 2 & 3 customer.
When the iPad 3 was announced, there were really only 2 key 'enhancements' added.
The 'groundbreaking' retina display resolution
The all-new A5 processor, which allowed Apple to also include a dictation feature that supposedly (like Siri) wasn't capable of running on the A4.
The added capability of 4G LTE (for GSM models only; doesn't apply to WiFi only models).
That's all, nothing else.
Now I don't know about you, but I can tell you my experience with the new iPad:
Resolution better? If I spend 10 minutes comparing them side by side, sure, I notice a tiny difference. But unless you're streaming a full 1080p movie on your device, which runs about 8GB each, you won't notice any difference at all.
A5 processor; faster? sure. Dictation; convenient? maybe every now an then.
LTE - I've enjoyed the (maybe) 18 minutes of LTE access I've had as an AT&T unlimited data customer. I live 10 minutes outside of Manhattan and why my area still has no LTE is a crime in my opinion. So in reality, my iPad 2 & iPad 3 are both equally the same on AT&T's 4G HSPA network (which is code for 3G for idiots).
Now I spent about $900 on my iPad 3, same as I did on my iPad 2.
Knowing what you know about me now, I hope you fully understand my point of view.
BRASS TAX:
Apple is notorious for rolling out 'silent upgrades'. Like any brilliant marketing department does, they make sure that any articles about it published only focus on their commitment to resolving customer issues, such as the complaints of the battery life (which the A5 helps I hear) and other complaints that the A5 resolves. Well if that were true, why wasn't my $900 iPad 2 recalled and replaced for a newer iPad 2?
Not only that; how could Tim Cook get up and stand on stage at the Keynote announcing 'The new iPad' (iPad 3) and boast about the device's A5 processor being 2x the speed of it's predecessor, the A4? What happened to ethics and not abusing the common idiot that is your customer?
Granted that Steve Jobs could take a hand full of dirt if he wanted to, stick it in a gorgeous box and still manage to have lines of people waiting for it. But what I respect about him was how he got to that point; by not selling boxes of dirt and having an unimaginably high expectation for anything he manufactured, even if it ate into their per-unit cost high limits.
Once you take advantage of people who believe in you that much, they'll never trust you or respect you the same.
So in conclusion, you're both technically right in your opinions. But Apple most definitely took advantage of the common customer by being silent about this A5 change, because had they announced it properly, they know very well that it would have significantly impacted the iPad 3 sales numbers, especially when someone without an iPad could have bought a price reduced iPad 2 (after the 3 was announced) for much less than what the 3 ran for if they didn't need cellular data, "ultra high retina" display, or the 'still gimmicky and glitchy voice dictation' feature. Apple did what they had to do, which is certainly unethical, but that hasn't stopped them, nor AT&T for that matter (with the unlimited data fiasco; dis-honoring the announcement only one week after the iPad 1 first went on sale, ultimately forcing & bullying customers like me to be committed month after month or else face loosing my unlimited data forever).
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In conclusion, we've learned that the iPad 2 was originally sold with the A4 processor and silently upgraded to the A5.
Some may think this:
Quote:
Originally Posted by IronTed
Can u say "ripoff" by Apple for those who bought the current iPad 3? LOL
Ironted
While others may think this:
Quote:
Originally Posted by Damn_Its_Hot
I agree 100% -- there is no ripoff here. Apple has the right to substitute a faster, longer lasting system anytime it wants to. Also, Apple does not sell based on specs but user experience and there is no way a new iPad users experience would be denigrated by this chip in the iPad 2.
Let me tell you what I think, which is all that matters anyways:
However, before I do, in the interest of 'full disclosure', I need to tell you that I am an iPad 1, 2 & 3 customer.
When the iPad 3 was announced, there were really only 2 key 'enhancements' added.
The 'groundbreaking' retina display resolution
The all-new A5 processor, which allowed Apple to also include a dictation feature that supposedly (like Siri) wasn't capable of running on the A4.
The added capability of 4G LTE (for GSM models only; doesn't apply to WiFi only models).
That's all, nothing else.
Now I don't know about you, but I can tell you my experience with the new iPad:
Resolution better? If I spend 10 minutes comparing them side by side, sure, I notice a tiny difference. But unless you're streaming a full 1080p movie on your device, which runs about 8GB each, you won't notice any difference at all.
A5 processor; faster? sure. Dictation; convenient? maybe every now an then.
LTE - I've enjoyed the (maybe) 18 minutes of LTE access I've had as an AT&T unlimited data customer. I live 10 minutes outside of Manhattan and why my area still has no LTE is a crime in my opinion. So in reality, my iPad 2 & iPad 3 are both equally the same on AT&T's 4G HSPA network (which is code for 3G for idiots).
Now I spent about $900 on my iPad 3, same as I did on my iPad 2.
Knowing what you know about me now, I hope you fully understand my point of view.
BRASS TAX:
Apple is notorious for rolling out 'silent upgrades'. Like any brilliant marketing department does, they make sure that any articles about it published only focus on their commitment to resolving customer issues, such as the complaints of the battery life (which the A5 helps I hear) and other complaints that the A5 resolves. Well if that were true, why wasn't my $900 iPad 2 recalled and replaced for a newer iPad 2?
Not only that; how could Tim Cook get up and stand on stage at the Keynote announcing 'The new iPad' (iPad 3) and boast about the device's A5 processor being 2x the speed of it's predecessor, the A4? What happened to ethics and not abusing the common idiot that is your customer?
Granted that Steve Jobs could take a hand full of dirt if he wanted to, stick it in a gorgeous box and still manage to have lines of people waiting for it. But what I respect about him was how he got to that point; by not selling boxes of dirt and having an unimaginably high expectation for anything he manufactured, even if it ate into their per-unit cost high limits.
Once you take advantage of people who believe in you that much, they'll never trust you or respect you the same.
So in conclusion, you're both technically right in your opinions. But Apple most definitely took advantage of the common customer by being silent about this A5 change, because had they announced it properly, they know very well that it would have significantly impacted the iPad 3 sales numbers, especially when someone without an iPad could have bought a price reduced iPad 2 (after the 3 was announced) for much less than what the 3 ran for if they didn't need cellular data, "ultra high retina" display, or the 'still gimmicky and glitchy voice dictation' feature. Apple did what they had to do, which is certainly unethical, but that hasn't stopped them, nor AT&T for that matter (with the unlimited data fiasco; dis-honoring the announcement only one week after the iPad 1 first went on sale, ultimately forcing & bullying customers like me to be committed month after month or else face loosing my unlimited data forever).
No, that's a blatant lie.