When my dad first bought the iPad 2, he thought is was the most amazing thing ever. Now it is just _screaming_ to be replaced – the system software is extremely sluggish (constantly lagging), unresponsive, or apps just plain crashing. Here’s a table (sourced from http://colourclassicfaq.com/mobo/mystic.shtml) which describes the system software versions for ye ol’ 1993 Apple Mac Classic: Strikingly, this table resembles the state of affairs of iOS on the iPad 2… even the 7, 8.