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iPad 3 May Be The iPad 2S Similar to the iPhone 4S Release Shock

After the recent news regarding the difficulties with getting the beloved retina display at the required resolution into the iPad 3 at a reasonable cost, more rumors are surfacing depicting two iPad models in 2012.
It is currently unclear whether or not Apple will be able to equip the iPad 3 with an A6 Processor and a retina display in time for the usual Q1 official launch. This has led some speculation that the iPad 3 could be pushed back as far as Mid 2012.
Countering that in the midst of some insider information is that Apple may shift gears and rather than wait, release two models: one being around the usual March of 2012, while the other and “true iPad 3” would be well into the year.
I’d have to say it would anger a lot of fans and technology lovers that already thought that the iPad 2 was rather just a small step up from the original iPad. But Apple has always stood on the premise that they don’t give customers what they want, because they don’t know what’s best for them right? Whether it’s the iPad 2S or iPad 3, production has already begun on the next refresh.

iPad 3 Rumors From Upstream Supply Chain

Most of the information has originated from DigiTimes who was able to snag some information from a source in Apple’s upstream supply chain; who basically said that Apple is placing the March release as an upgraded iPad 2, rather than the revolutionary iPad 3 that has anxious up-graders waiting as they bite their nails deep into the nail-bed with anticipation & anxiety.
Apple still has a stronghold on the tablet market, which has lead some channel retailers to also cite that Apple probably isn’t too worried to rush another model out, seeing their continued success as the one to beat.
With competition brewing from the Android world, I’m sure that Apple wants to make sure that they keep perfecting their iPad 3 to make sure it is going to shatter anything near it, especially if delays with the A6 Processor and retina display are holding things up for full production sometime in Q3 2012.