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Apple’s Small Problem: iOS 4 And iPhone 4 One-Up The iPad

15 points by davidedicillo 16y ago

ydant 16y ago
Seems to line up with the old adage about never buying first gen Apple products. I'm sure a new and improved iPad will be released soon - likely based around the new iPhone hardware. And, as usual, people will be hurt, upset, betrayed, and incredibly quick to spend their money. I'm honestly astounded that Apple isn't putting iOS4 on the iPad at the same time. Of course the majority of people won't notice/care, but isn't this the same sort of device fragmentation that they lambaste Android over? That said, I doubt this difference will affect the iPad in any noticeable way. The form factor is what sells the device (and what interests me).
- raimondious 16y ago
  The reason I finally decided to buy an iPad was that Apple products hold their value pretty well. When the next gen comes out, I think I'll be able to sell this one for a reasonable amount. I'll take the few hundred dollar "loss" as the price for buying early. I don't think the iPad running iOS 3.X for the next few months is fragmentation because nobody promised that you wouldn't need to support past OS versions. Even when iOS 4 is available for the iPad, developers are still going to need to test for iPads running iOS 3. Apple says that it's magical for the users not the developers ;)
JunkDNA 16y ago
I think the iPad is in exactly the situation that the first generation iPhone was in. When it came out, you knew that Jobs would be on stage in a year talking up the 3G version with full GPS. Some people could not wait and were willing to subsidize future iPhone development for the rest of us. Apple practically counts on that these days. That said, how is this any different from other tech? Something better is always on the horizon. In the early- to mid-90's, PC's were going through the same thing. A 3 or 4 year old machine was totally worthless and completely obsolete. Now, the average user can at least plan to limp along for that long without too much pain. One advantage with the iPad is that, compared to desktop computers in the '90's, upgrades are a few hundred dollars instead of $1,500 - $2,000.

15 points by davidedicillo 16y ago

ydant 16y ago

Seems to line up with the old adage about never buying first gen Apple products. I'm sure a new and improved iPad will be released soon - likely based around the new iPhone hardware. And, as usual, people will be hurt, upset, betrayed, and incredibly quick to spend their money. I'm honestly astounded that Apple isn't putting iOS4 on the iPad at the same time. Of course the majority of people won't notice/care, but isn't this the same sort of device fragmentation that they lambaste Android over? That said, I doubt this difference will affect the iPad in any noticeable way. The form factor is what sells the device (and what interests me).

raimondious 16y ago
The reason I finally decided to buy an iPad was that Apple products hold their value pretty well. When the next gen comes out, I think I'll be able to sell this one for a reasonable amount. I'll take the few hundred dollar "loss" as the price for buying early. I don't think the iPad running iOS 3.X for the next few months is fragmentation because nobody promised that you wouldn't need to support past OS versions. Even when iOS 4 is available for the iPad, developers are still going to need to test for iPads running iOS 3. Apple says that it's magical for the users not the developers ;)

JunkDNA 16y ago

I think the iPad is in exactly the situation that the first generation iPhone was in. When it came out, you knew that Jobs would be on stage in a year talking up the 3G version with full GPS. Some people could not wait and were willing to subsidize future iPhone development for the rest of us. Apple practically counts on that these days. That said, how is this any different from other tech? Something better is always on the horizon. In the early- to mid-90's, PC's were going through the same thing. A 3 or 4 year old machine was totally worthless and completely obsolete. Now, the average user can at least plan to limp along for that long without too much pain. One advantage with the iPad is that, compared to desktop computers in the '90's, upgrades are a few hundred dollars instead of $1,500 - $2,000.