First of all, as a user of many Apple products, I agree that they should fix the software, but that has nothing to do with upgrading the hardware of some products. If they make A series chips every year, they can just put them inside existing products. If the price stays the same, it’s only beneficial to users who get more value for the same money. This iPad will probably just have a newer Soc, the hover pencil thing and maybe a minor upgrade to screen/cameras. How is that damaging to the ecosystem? It’s not a waste of resources because the two things are a responsibility of two very different teams.