Apple Retires iPad 2, Replaces It With Fourth-Gen Retina iPad

From Mashable

After launching the 8GB variant of the iPhone 5C, Apple has finally retired the ancient iPad 2, replacing it with the fourth generation, Retina-equipped iPad.

This is somewhat of an odd reappearance of the fourth-generation iPad. When the company introduced the iPad Air, it fully retired that version, but it left the iPad 2, originally launched in March 2011, as the entry-level model.

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Now, the iPad 2 is completely removed from the Apple Store. It's replaced by a fourth-generation 16GB Retina iPad, .. Read More