It just had a facelift and lifted some weights but in essence the screen was the same and the behavior was slightly improved. The iPad 2 is just what the name says: a second iPad, an improved version of the first. Apple announced it like the Second Coming but in fact the company was obliged to maintain the price that the iPad 1 had for the iPad 2 also so that it could enter the market for new customers.

Ipad Apple Tablet (Source: geekword.net)

That’s not such a bad thing if you consider that most manufacturers maintain the prices for old series and launch new expensive models but this way Apple insured itself a stock of iPad 1 that will never be sold unless a major discount is offered as many customers think that why buy an older version when the new one can be purchased for the same price?

The main thing that made the iPad 2 a best seller was the price and the fame that iPad 1 established on the market, as it revolutionized it completely. The thing is that the iPad 2, even if an astounding piece of technology, has lots of competitors that offer even more computing power and freedom as the Android power is expanding over the market and customer needs.

At the time that the iPad 2 was launched the Android Market had only a bunch of apps available for the Android users but the developers that power the Android expanse are to set a record for the number of apps developed in a short period of time.

Ipad Apple Tablet (Source: ssl.gstatic.com)

The iPad 2 operating system is a stripped down Apple operating system and given the fact that Apple already developed operating systems that were easy to use and easy to configure there was only a matter of time until they got the right recipe and made an operating system that was to revolutionize the human to device interaction.

Gestures like pinch to zoom, slide and multi touch gestures were the harbingers for a whole new range of devices that were completely new to the market and took it by surprise setting records in sales numbers and software development.

If you are planning to buy an Apple iPad, no matter the model, you should probably wait for the third generation so that you don’t get cranky when your brand new iPad 2 has as rival the iPad 3 with the same price that you paid two days ago. You should consider these facts.