Will my IPAD 3 ever perform well again?

I am convinced that Apple knows that its earlier generation IPADS will not perform as well as newer models on newer software which inadvertently pushes people to constantly buy the newest IPAD.
Case in my point, my IPAD 3.
Ever since IOS6, it simply does not run smoothly anymore.
No matter what I do (and I feel like ive done everything), this device that I paid nearly $1,000 for , is continually slow and buggy and just nowhere as smooth to operate as its once was.
Pages take too long to load, the touchscreen is nowhere near as responsive and certain websites are simply unusable. Its become a chore to use.
Do I have any recourse here at all?

For what it's worth my iPad 3 runs fine on iOS 8.

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