The slow lingering death of the iPad 1

When the iPad was released into the world 4 years ago critics initially rejected it as the answer to a problem we didnt know we had. In spite of a glamourous Steve Jobs pitch it was slammed as a piece of noise with the iPhone the real story. Within weeks those experts and critics were eating their words as the iPad became the must have piece of tech for home and office use. This revolutionary tablet opened the door for the numerous tablets that we have now and has seen an annual update from Apple (www.apple.com) bringing out ever lighter, thinner and faster machines to lure us into a purchase. So what of the iPad 1?  The founder of this revolution?  Is it still as desirable now almost drifting into cult status?  Alas no as Apple have long since turned their back on this cutting edge piece of kit. The iPad 1 will only run on iOS 5 with no newer versions of the system accepted by the dated hardware which in turn means that apps are slowly no longer being supported and becoming redundant. Indeed the internet browser (safari) has become so slow it is almost too painful to even use. Poor iPad 1. We pity you and shame on you Apple for not looking after your own. iPad 1 an epic revolution in tech.