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Apple screws Ipad 3 customers with iPad 4

I purchased iPad 3 two months ago. Now iPad 4 is out and twice as fast. I just wasted 729 dollars? IS nothing going to be done for the loyal apple customers who believed our expensive purchase wouldn't be obsolete in two months? THIS HAS NEVER been apples policy in past to upgrade before a year. Very disappointed

iPad (3rd gen) Wi-Fi + Cellular (VZ), iOS 6

Posted on Oct 23, 2012 3:08 PM

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Nov 8, 2012 8:47 AM in response to Wayne 2e0bvj

Wayne 2e0bvj wrote:

see theyre controling here too ..Forum police at it again..What happened to freedom of speach????

They're called forum rules, you should try them some time whiner. Count your blessings that Apple is graceful enough to even allow such threads as this on their TECHNICAL forums. You want freedom of speech, grow up and start your own forum.

Nov 8, 2012 9:01 AM in response to MyApple8MyPC

No this forum is controlled, and you can only say what they want you to say..Obviously youre preaching that this a technical forum, so by you replying to us is also in breach i guess, or is it one rule for isheep and a differant rule for others..Mymac neither you or any one else for that matter will ever shut me up.


By you coming on here and calling me whine instead of Wayne just goes to show youre maturity level is seriously lacking mymac...We used to do things like that in the school playground when we knew no better..

Nov 8, 2012 10:45 AM in response to Wayne 2e0bvj

Wayne 2e0bvj wrote:

The first time this year was with regard to 4G. Future proof as regards to 4G we were told. Then told it will never work in the UK and many other countries either..

See now if you were educated in the matter (instead of just whining) then you'd know that this WASN'T Apples fault, as the manufacture of the chip (Qualcomm) simply couldn't produce enough chips at the time to supply Apple. But I don't see you on Qualcomm's web site complaining. You just do the easiest thing by coming here to complain, when it's not even Apples fault. Typical of you whiners,eh? Fact of the matter is that one of the reasons why Apple came out with the iPad 4 early was that Qualcomm is now making the chip in adequate numbers, so now Apple can finally put them into a newer iPad. Apple understands why someone might be upset about the issue, so as soon as they could they included the new chip and released the iPad 4, but you whiners are still complaining. Looks like no matter what Apple does you whiners are just going to do what you do - whine, so why should Apple do anything for you now? Apple tried to remedy the situation by coming out with a unit with the newer chip earlier than normal and where did it get them? You people are still whining about this. So I guess they are damed if they try to help and damed if they don't. Apple just can't win with you whiners. Like I said earlier, you whiners just keep shooting yourself in the foot.



Nov 8, 2012 11:25 AM in response to Myalias23

I've posted twice here on all this. I've read just about every reply. I bought my iPad3 in September. I'm not going to upgrade to the 4 as the only difference is the A6 chip and LTE: which I get on my Droid Razr Maxx and wifi my iPad 3 onto. The reality is, there will be no big discernable difference between my A5 Quad Core and the A6. This is because the iPad does not have the ability to utilize full version softwares, where a processor speed is more notable.


If I have Photoshop, Dreamweaver & MS Word on my Macbook Pro, all opened at the same time, a faster processor would be great. Yet, most are using pafs for email, Facebook, web surfing, iPhoto, iTunes, etc. While Apos, most are not full version. Thus, the new chip won't be as grest as being sold as.


While some think the"whinners" should get over it, one needs to consider the issues.


For many, there isn't am issus, especially in the US because the new mosel isn't worth dumping your 3. Yet, I can understand those in the UK, Australia and other countries where 4G LTE exists, but the 3 couldn't conndct. In thus group, you have folks who bought the 3 within month of the 4's release. Knowing the 4 would be LTE compatible, Apple should have notified them of a pending release.


I have 3 friends who work for Apple. They work at the Apple stores. They confirm, they knew of the 4's release, two knew that it was coming when the Mini launched, and 2 of them, under their breath, told potentisl iPad 3 buyers to hold off.


The benefit of those in the UK & EU is the consumer laws are far stricter than the US.. Historically, the EU condemns these type of manipulative practices. Fort those of you there, start raising your voices to your legislators and regulators. Enough get heard, I wouldn't be surprised Apple would be haulef into Inquiry Committees. Voicing here will do nothing.


I work fit the California Dept of Justice . Ms Harris, Atty General, her office has already logged over 10,000 complaints. I heat the feasts Ste now turning to investigate, because it IS manipulative sales which actually the same as price fixing, which I'd illegal in this state.


So again, in the US, hit up your state AG's Office & Consumer Affairs Division, and likewise in the UK & EU

Nov 8, 2012 11:27 AM in response to MyApple8MyPC

mymac Listen, i see you like to use the word whine, after reading youre last post and previous posts i can conclude you are now officialy whining too...I guess theirs no hope for you though as the brain washing seems to be terminal and ireversable where youre concerned..I see youre education was not wasted either as you obviously excelled in the silly name calling department as it clearly shows in youre posts..Regardless of what you say or how mutch you get paid to defend them, you will never ever win this issue..Best thing to do like a good little boy is go and play else where..Android forums may be a start...

Nov 8, 2012 1:31 PM in response to Myalias23

I recently decided to dish out double the money for a Macintosh that has more or less the same specs as my other option I was considering: Toshiba Windows. I did this because I aways hear that Apple is a very honorable company. So, though I don't know much about this current iPAD issue and whether it is justified or not, I do hope that Apple will continue to be the most honorable computer company. 🙂

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