Ipad is sluggish after iOS8 upgrade

MMy ipad2 is very slow, sluggish and choppy after the latest iOS update.  It is almost unusable.  What can I do?

Apple wants you to upgrade your hardware. My iPad3 is doing the same thing. Planned obsolescence, since iPad sales are down and because a well maintained iPad will last seven years. The product is just too well built, so let's artistically choke out the old machines with a new IOS update.

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