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For the general public, it doesn't have to keep up with hardware specs when the experience already out-paces it.

The general public doesn't buy Apple products by way of rational decision-making. They buy it because it's Apple and to be part of the community and culture of Apple fans.

Buying on specs over usability is not rational decision making from the point of view of most users.

http://www.amazon.com/Inmates-Are-Running-Asylum/dp/06723164...

Highly skilled techies are largely immune to usability problems, so buying on specs may be rational for us.

What hardware specs? Battery life? Gyroscope? Graphics Performance?

well Gruber said they're releasing another one in fall ;)