A survey is currently underway (compliments of pcmag.com) which hopes to find out how many existing iPad owners will be upgrading to the new iPad 2. We must caution that these results are based on 5,309 votes and those surveyed did not verify ownership of the original iPad. With that being said, 92 percent will continue to ride high with Cupertino.
When Apple unveiled the iPad 2 on March 2nd, many in the tech community found the improvements modest — finding the iPad 2 to be evolutionary more than revolutionary. Much the same way the iPhone 3GS improved on the iPhone 3G, the iPad 2 did not deliver 4G connectivity or a Retina display. From an engineering standpoint, shedding 15 percent weight and 33 percent thickness while maintaining the same 10 hour battery life was significant.
Based on the 5,309 votes from pcmag.com’s survey, 33 percent of current iPad owners plan to do nothing this Friday. Another 28 percent will hold tight while they wait for the iPad 3. So what percentage of iPad owners plan to purchase the iPad 2? 32 percent in total: 14 percent are selling their original iPad and 18 percent are keeping the original.
With all of the tablets announced at CES 2011, many are wondering how many iPad owners plan on jumping ship for the Xoom or Galaxy Tab 10.1. Surprisingly only 8 percent. With the remaining 92 percent of those surveyed either buying the iPad 2, waiting for the iPad 3 or just staying put with the original iPad, it appears Apple has very loyal customers.
via PCmag
