“The new iPad delivers a stunning Retina display, A5X chip, support for 4G LTE plus 10 hours of battery life, all while operating well within our thermal specifications. If customers have any concerns they should contact AppleCare," reads Apple's response to the issue in AllThingsD
It's not unusual for consumers to find fault with new Apple products. While often there is something to the complaints, as with the 2010 antennagate incident, often the issues fade away quickly. ("Yellowgate," a charge that the iPhone 4S's screen had a yellow tint, turned out to be nothing, for instance.)
Apple usually doesn't respond to such issues. One exception was antennagate, which prompted Steve Jobs to take the stage in July 2010 and note, "This has been blown so out of proportion that it's incredible. There is no Antennagate."
However, the issue over the new iPad seems to be heating up. A Mashable anecdotal poll Tuesday morning, for instance, showed that about 33% of the 850 or so respondents agreed that the new model ran too hot.
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