When iPad 3 launch, Apple will do with iPad 2?

If recent rumors about plans for the Apple tablet is true, the iPad 3rd generation (tentatively called iPad 3) will appear during May 2-4/2012. And when the iPad 3 appear, what will happen with iPad 2?

The report indicates that, iPad 3 is a significant upgrade compared to the iPad 2, in which the most significant upgrade is a screen-quality 2048 x 1536 pixel display. So with iPad 2, Apple will continue to sell or wiped their products.
Currently, Apple no longer sell their iPad early, although the products are refurbished rest is being made available at the Apple Store online store of the company. But if keeping iPad 2, sold at cheaper prices, it can be a smart business move.
Landscape tablet has changed dramatically since the iPad 2 launched in January 3 / 2011 with the arrival of the 7 inch tablet, especially when Amazon unveiled the Kindle Fire $ 200 capital to promote period expectations of consumers for a cheap tablet. Although Kindle Fire lacks the features, power and sophistication of the iPad 2 has a starting price of 500 USD but for many people, it's good enough for basic tasks such as reading, browsing and viewing video .
And if the Kindle Fire is not enough to lower the price expectations of consumers, the tablet Novo7 7 inch size running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich from China is expected to cost 100 USD appears in the U.S. next year will open trust New fun.
iPad 2 with 9.7 inch screen bigger than the Kindle Fire and Novo7. However, price cuts will help iPad 2 to compete better in 2012 by another competitor Android has a similar screen size is the Asus Eee Pad Transformer equipped with 10.1 inch screen has been sold at Best Buy 300 USD.

Will adopt the strategy as the iPhone?

Apple can make the decision to copy the strategy that the company is applying for the iPhone smartphone market tablet, an attractive approach for the buyers not willing to pay 500 USD or more for the iPad. Such as it will sell for $ 299 iPad 2, while more advanced iPad 3 will be sold for 499 USD.
Apple currently sells three generations of the iPhone. With a service contract two years, the price of the iPhone 3G will be "free" iPhone 4 is 99 USD while the iPhone 4S is 199 USD (16 GB), 299 USD (32 GB) or 399 USD (64 GB).

Clearly, a cheaper iPhone would be a strategy to help Apple get the attention of consumers. Keeping iPad 2 around a price reduction may help Apple maintain or at least slow the market is dominated by the other tablet. Of course, the Apple iPad market share will decrease as more and more competitors appeared in 2012 and beyond.