1. The original iPad is nearly two years old, runs iOS 5 well, and will probably get a few more significant OS upgrades. The Galaxy Tab is one year old and it can’t run the latest version of Android

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    Samsung’s Lack of ICS Updates is an Android Problem – Marco.org

    Hence the difference between the company that cares about customer and not. One company is in it for the long term, the other just want to sell you hardware.