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> – 2011 Strategy: ship iPad 2 with amazing hardware and software before our competitors even catch up with our current model Typical Apple process here: Ship
by achairapart 10y ago
> – 2011 Strategy: ship iPad 2 with amazing hardware and software before our competitors even catch up with our current model
Typical Apple process here: Ship a base model (MVP?) to test the market, then ship the full featured one on next iteration.
Also, this is why you should always wait at least for revision 2 before buy every new Apple product. The new Macbook touchbar thing could fall under this, too.
- dictum 10y agoThe iPad 3 was an extreme version of that, having been superseded by the iPad 4 in only 7 months. Never used an iPad 3, but I have a feeling the silicon wasn't quite ready for a display resolution of 2048x1536.
- jonny_eh 10y agoI thought the iPad 3 (aka "The New iPad") was great. I used it for a few years before upgrading to the iPad Air 2. I thought the short 7 month cycle was to change the annual launch period of new iPads, and to get it on lightning.
- wincy 10y agoI owned the iPad 3 for a few months, luckily I sold it off before the new one came out. It was pretty janky, games had a lot of problems, and I'm sure if I had it today it would be in a drawer somewhere. The iPad 4 on the other hand is still running like a champ with iOS 10 and we still use it today.