said by PhoenixDown:Having bought an ipad 3, I am hurting just a little bit over the fact that a few months later a new version is out with a faster processor.
Until people stop slavishly purchasing every new product Apple offers, the company won't change that behavior.
The problem with the new product cycle dependence for incremental revenue is that only one product failure is required for revenues to fall off a cliff. Apple is nearing the limit of what can be done technologically with the tablet form factor. Buyer resistance to a new product every 12 months or less will happen sooner than that.