how would you feel if you bought a car 7 years ago and tomorrow they tell you they stop selling petrol for it cause cars today moved to a different kind of fuel?
Well the iPad G1 still run, they're not changing the type of electricity that's running into your house. Safari, Mail, etc will run forever, most 3rd party apps will move to require iOS6 and those will stop running.
Parts for cars is a better analogy:
My last car had a U-joint on the driveshaft start to go. The entire driveshaft had to be replaced, but I could not find a OEM replacement for my specific model of car anywhere in the country. They were all on back order and had been for months. I could get a custom, carbon fiber driveshaft made for $2000, for a car with a KBB value of $3500... I don't think so.
That was a 2002 model year car, not 7 years old but close enough. I said screw it and leased a new car and put the old one on craigslist (where it sold for 2x the KBB value, but that's neither here nor there).
My wife's car is even worse, one of the wipers is "special" and can only be changed by the dealer. Same thing with the driver's side headlight. 1/5 of the moveable parts of the engine needs to be removed to change the bulb.
Parts for cars is a better analogy:
My last car had a U-joint on the driveshaft start to go. The entire driveshaft had to be replaced, but I could not find a OEM replacement for my specific model of car anywhere in the country. They were all on back order and had been for months. I could get a custom, carbon fiber driveshaft made for $2000, for a car with a KBB value of $3500... I don't think so.
That was a 2002 model year car, not 7 years old but close enough. I said screw it and leased a new car and put the old one on craigslist (where it sold for 2x the KBB value, but that's neither here nor there).
My wife's car is even worse, one of the wipers is "special" and can only be changed by the dealer. Same thing with the driver's side headlight. 1/5 of the moveable parts of the engine needs to be removed to change the bulb.