The iPad is number 1, and I never denied that. But, for certain it’s sales are on an unrelenting downhill slide which Apple knows they can’t do anything about.
And, that there are some 250 million still in use, does not change the fact that it’s a product which will eventually end up gasping for air, and on the doorstep of death. If the product had staying power of any kind, there would be a lot more than those 250 million you mention. So, in a way, you’re making the point for me.
Those POS iPads will not be replaced with newer iPads once they become useless, which essentially they are now, since they’re outdated technology when it comes to usefulness. So, even business usage will dwindle and it’s going to be taps for the “never-was-a-real-need” device.
But people like you will keep the memory of the device in your minds, and will look fondly back at it, as if it were something to treasure, like the old pet rocks.
Business use is going up, Adorno. Adoption of iPads in the Enterprise is climbing, as is the use of Macs and iPhones. . . Sorry to burst your bubble.