[hnriot]

This is no different than any other first gen product. How many people are still using their first generation digital camera either. You buy the first generation of a brand new product and you have to expect to be replacing it soon enough. That's the nature of the early adopter product life cycle.

The simplest solution is to restore an iPad backup from when it worked well (using time machine) and just be happy with it and not update. Sure new apps won't necessarily work, but you have what you were happy with.

[jasonlotito]

The problem is in the syncing process. You can't sync if you've updated the app. This is especially problematic if you have more than one device. I can't sync with the computer because the older device will remove the app because it now only supports iOS6.