Blogs report iPad 3 before iPad 2 is released. Will this hurt iPad 2 sales?

I can just imagine the response if an Apple rival was leaking their next-next-generation products before they've even announced the existence of the next one. Particularly timing it for when rival devices are in the news. Doesn't seem like a good sign.

You already see folk saying "Yeah, the Xoom/TouchPad/etc. is looking better specced than the current iPad but battery life and UI feel is important so you can't compare it with an unreleased product. Also the iPad 2 will kick its ass!" it will only add to the irony if they throw in the fact that the iPad 3 will be even better.