My parents buy gifts for my grandchildren not me, considering I am a grown man. My wife bought it for me, being the great wife she is, gave me the option of doing what I want with it, because she knew I was pontificating on waiting until April to getting the newer generation, or possibly getting the “speculated†iphone for Verizon if it was released. Those pesky internet speculators appeared to be right on that one.
However, to the both of you, it is really no concern of yours what I do with my possessions or money, and think it quite ignorant and arrogant for you to judge me or what I do with it. It is not your concern.
Why would they even release a new ipad if it does not have any improvements? Even the successive Iphones have speed improvements. One would think that Ipad would be more aggressive, due to in competing with computers and other Android based tablets, lending to a better processor to assist in multi-tasking.
Of course it is going to have a better processor and more ram. You would be silly to think it would not.
Because that is Apples business model. If you have kept track of iPhone and iPod Touch you would know that they never do large scale upgrades a generation apart.
Iphone 2G was simply a memory upgrade...iPod Touch 2G had more memory and was a little thinner...but really nothing new. iPhone 3G had a slight performance boost and a better camera....iPhone 3Gs was a 3G with a much faster CPU (this was a mid release that they normally don't do...they offered 3Gers a discount.) iPod Touch 3G was as fast as an iPhone 3Gs but otherwise the same as the 2G. iPhone 4G had a total rebuild of everything...new CPU, New screen, new body, front facing camera, much faster cpu...a totally new iPhone after 4 generations! iPod Touch 4G followed suit and got all the iPhone 4G features in a smaller frame.
By this logic the iPad 2G will most likely only bring an increase in memory. Possibly a more ergonomic body...and if they are feeling really frisky cameras (but this would only be to follow suit with the iPhone 4...remember it took 4 generations for the iPod touch to get a camera!).
Real changes, ie, CPU, RAM, OS (MacPad....please!), will not be coming until the 3rd gen. It isn't wise to make a product that works perfectly obsolete in 12 months....that will scare away anyone that isn't a rabid early adopter! Apple is not stupid..they know this and space out their features while keeping constant updates to keep the early and often people satisfied.
As for your finances...I could care less. All I'm saying is, I take offense to people returning gifts I give them. Has nothing to do with you or your wife...but if someone spent upwards of $900 on something I had been drooling over all year, the last thing I would do is return it. Take offense to that if you want...call me ignorant (tho I understand the facts of the situation...so I think you just don't know the meaning of the word) or arrogant...but it is simply my opinion.
I also told someone it was a total dick move giving his sister an empty iPad box as a birthday present.....because it would be.
Sorry for caring about other peoples feelings.
