[circlecity]

"BUT ... even though the iPad 2 is not as powerful as the new ones and does not have the RAM of the new ones, it is still able to run iOS 8, as we’ve seen from the reports from other iPad 2 owners ... but slower. It’s tolerable, and if I were to put a “number” on it for the iPad 2 model, I would say that you’re at about 75% of where it would be, if you just kept the original operating system and original apps"

I guess "tolerable" is a subjective opinion in the eye of the beholder. And there certainly wasn't any benefit to IOS 8 to justify losing 25% of my unit's productivity. I'm sure that's OK for some and they can stick with Apple. It's not OK for me and I'll go elsewhere. To each his own.

[Star Traveler]

“THAT” is simply the nature of “technology” and “Moore’s Law”. It hasn’t changed since computers were invented, and it applies to all companies.

Moore’s Law
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moore%27s_law