iPad 2 Tablet
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The new iPad 2 is lighter, faster, slimmer and a lot more feature-laden than the original iPad. This is not merely a midterm upgrade designed to bridge the original iPad with the future iPad 3 – this is a significant upgrade to the iPad and worthwhile in its own right.
The iPad 2 will maintain Apple’s huge lead in the tablet market. Whether Motorola Xoom, RIM’s PlayBook and others will erode their dominance remains to be seen. If estimates are correct, Apple will maintain at least a 70% market share for 2011, garnering them billions of dollars of revenue. In spite of several anticipated improvements that didn’t come to fruition – namely the retina display, a Thunderbolt port and higher resolution cameras, the iPad 2 is still the leader. It may not be the slimmest, or the fastest. Nor does it exhibit the best display or have the most power. However, this tablet has the power of the iTunes App Store behind it. Because o
f that, expect the iPad 2 to maintain a significant market dominance through 2011. It’s a great buy, Verizon and AT&T have decent plans, and the apps will possibly make it the most incredibly useful device you might ever own.