One for my weekend Twitter followers: why the lifespan of an iPad appears to be around two years http://ow.ly/oiET7
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Replying to @bazzacollins
@bazzacollins 1st-gen iPad was ‘cut loose’ long ago—iOS *6* is not compatible (most likely due to a lack of RAM).1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @CraigGrannell
@craiggrannell Whoops. Will correct now. Thanks, Craig.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @bazzacollins
@bazzacollins@CraigGrannell Also, going by rough measure of iPad’s existence and iOS update frequency, isn’t three years a fairer estimate?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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Replying to @bazzacollins
@bazzacollins 2.5 years already since iPad 2’s release. It’s getting iOS 7 support, minus some non-essential features. Takes it to at least…1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @alstonebridge
@alstonebridge But performance is always woeful on iOS 6. True multitasking and other iOS 7 graphics whizz isn't going to improve it.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @bazzacollins
@bazzacollins Always? REALLY? I have an iPad 3 here that’s running the same install of iOS 6 for many months and it’s going fine.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@alstonebridge Sorry, I didn't mean "always", meant "already".
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