[josefresco]

I own 1G iPad and I've used it daily since it's launch. With each and every OS update, the device has become slower, and more unstable. Apps like StumbleUpon, Flipboard, and basically any app that uses a "wrapped" browser crashes frequently. App launch times and UI responsiveness are laughable compared to modern tablets and smartphones. To me the problem is not just iOS 6, but rather a slow and consistent degrading of the performance due to OS and app changes over time.

I'm used to this as a geek, new hardware once blazing fast quickly becomes slow with no apparent smoking gun. Do I blame Apple or the app makers? Not really, but I do wish Apple (like Microsoft) would consider 'legacy' devices more when rolling our new products.

[untog]

I wish it was possible to install Android onto my 1G iPad. Same installing RockBox onto my ancient iPod, there are motivated hackers out there that would strip out the unnecessary parts until a perfectly workable, speedy OS was running on the device. The benefits of open source, I suppose.

[srainier]

You mean like the Lumia 900 (and every other Windows Phone 7 device) and Windows 8? They sure are taking care of legacy devices there.

[dandrews50]

I too own a 1st gen iPad. I use it ever day. I don't update. You don't need to....Mine still works fine and I love it. I upgraded my iPhone 4s to OS6 and have had no issues. So my iPad has outdated software and my iPhone has the newest. They talk to each other. Try reverting back to an older OS. Also go in and have an apple geek analyze your iPad. Twice now I've had issues with slow response that were resolved through an apple analysis. Just make sure you have everything backed up.