Will my Ipad 1st Gen become Obsolete as of Feb 2013

Due to the apple deadline of making all apps ios7 ready by febuary will this mean that my Ist gen ipad will become 80% uselss,
Since the 1st gens can not update past ios5. I know with previous iphones any apps that funtion at a lower ios will not work.
Will this be the same for my ipad?

When I search ios 4: I only get 48 apps. The first couple I clicked were actualy not compatible with ios 4. most of them were  non rated-3 star games
When I search ios 5: I get 46 apps most are games or refrence and 19 of them were in another language....
I'm sure there are apps out there that don't fall under this type of search, but again I get frustrated when I see an app I would like to use and find out that I cant download it. Especially when I have only had it for 3 years.
I also understand that it costs money for app companies to host an app that backtracks to previous ios systems. Do I really believe that companies will continue to pay for hosting on an app that only pleases a small popualtion of ipad 1st gen users? It dosnt make any business sense.
I am just trying to figure out if my device is worth keeping or trying to sell it now while it might be worth something.
I love apple products but I get really frustrated when I have a 500$ piece of equipment that runs 100% fine but will be so limited to only ever use the apps I have now. Its an easy choice for me to choose purchasing apple products because for me they last way longer than any other brands I have tried. 3 years for a 500$ product just doesn't sound right to me when it works fine.
*end of venting*

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