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Old 03-19-2012, 06:45 AM   #94
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I said to myself I would upgrade from my iPad1 when they improved the screen, so didn't see enough had changed in number 2 to warrant it.

As a reader, the screen alone is worth the update. My original iPad is still going like a trooper, and I know that there's been barely a day where I haven't used it for something. It'll get schlepped to work now that it's getting replaced for reading.

I did think a bit more seriously about competitors' tablets this time. What made it a no-brainer for me to stick with Apple was:

- They only release upgraded models once a year, and keep support for the old ones.
- The software market is still on a different planet.
- The iPad is on the verge of becoming the accepted tablet for business (imo).
- So many of the competitors' tablets seem to have features that simply don't work. You're taking a gamble on an entirely untried system.
- There's that excitement factor that you get with a new Apple device. It just feels professional and polished.

Thought about holding off until the iPad1 dies / to see what version 4 brings. In the end, though, it's the screen I wanted them to improve, and they've done it.

Will every iPad from now on simply be called 'the New iPad', or have we reached a point at which we're going to start to see much smaller improvements year-on-year? I suspect the latter.
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