Yet the stats don't lie.
Millions of iPad2s sold. Could the majority of those buyers have purchased a less expensive tablet that would have done exactly what it is they are using the tablet for? Absolutely. So why then did they buy the iPad? Same reason people buy other Apple equipment that provides them with half the stuff for twice the price.
That is just complete nonsense.
The real reason they outsold everyone is because they did it better (shocker!) . No one came close in user experience to what the iPad was delivering.
Then after essentially creating the market they now can add market share, mind share, and massive ecosystem to that user experience.
As far as half the stuff for twice the price, I have seen two years of complaints about competitor tablets from the people who refuse to buy Apple: The #1 complaint I have seen: It costs just as much as an iPad.
Perhaps Apple should sell the iPad3s together with a coupon for an optometrist visit, that would be brilliant marketing.
I wonder how may people saying how pointless this resolution is today, will be raving about Windows/Android tablets with 200dpi+ displays 6 months from now?