Along with today's iPad Mini announcement Apple also showed off their refreshed 4th Gen iPad. I'm to call it the Newer iPad. But this is a refresh that I'm far from excited about. Why? 2 reasons: 1. The new Lightning connector and 2. the 3rd generation iPad was released in April...of this year. It does include a few other new features including a faster processor, LTE, and it being available on Sprint, but I want to focus on the first 2 I mentioned.
It was inevitable that the Lightning connector would hit more devices. I had doubts about it being included in the iPad, simply because I did not think it would be able to power the large device. Apparently I was wrong. The new connector is more user friendly, but it isn't accessory friendly. By now, everyone is aware that you have to purchase a separate adapter that costs $30.
But I think the biggest problem I have with this guy, is that it just came too soon. Like I said, the New iPad only came out in April, so everyone that purchased one now has an obsolete product. This kind of multiple releases during the same year strategy is huge problem I have with the Android platform. Hopefully, Apple doesn't continue with this type of marketing, as it really takes away from the magic of new devices.
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