[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] BarryH_GEG:
Every existing N10.1-14 owners wants nothing more than to receive 4.4 and M-UX and for the N10.1-14 to represent the S Pen-equipped equivalent of the Tab|Pro 10.1 including all of the latter's features. That's far from certain though. Here's a couple of reasons why we might only receive 4.4 (and not M-UX) in a similar manner to the SGS4 and N3. Their 4.4 update was at most a minor refresh.

M-UX completely changes the function of the left capacitive button. If they've sold 1M N10.1-14's those 1M owners have been using the "menu" button to perform specific functions for months and all Samsung's print and online documentation reference the button's current purpose and function. To suddenly have the menu button perform a completely different function and do so with a misrepresentative graphic (new "app" button) is a pretty big deal. There's no assurance Samsung's willing to accept the support liability by putting M-UX on the N10.1-14 with its non-representative capacitive button would create.

There's s/w on the N10.1-14 that Samsung's already paid license fees for (EG: Polaris Office) that is being replaced in the new tablets (Hancon Office). In addition there's other included s/w (EG: WebEx, RDP) that they'd have to pay licensing fees for on devices they've already sold vs. introducing a "Note|Pro 10.1" and starting the clock from zero.

If, as we all hope, Samsung's bringing the N10.1-14 up to the 2014 Pro/Note standard why haven't they said anything? If that decision were already made there wouldn't be a question mark in the above graphic and the continuation of the N10.1-14 as the equivalent of the "Note|Pro 10.1" would have been freely discussed at CES and in press related to the introduction of the 2014 premium tablet line. What's not said in marketing and PR is sometimes more telling than what is.

So three things could happen:

The N10.1-14 will be brought up to the Pro/Note 2014 standard (capacitive button mislabeling and license fees be damned) and while the name might be different serve the role of the Note|Pro 10.1 throughout 2014.

After the new Pro/Note's start rolling out at some point Samsung will announce a Note|Pro 10.1 that essentially replaces the N10.1-14 which will no longer produced but sold until inventory is depleted. Or inventory will be depleted first before the Note|Pro 10.1 is announced/available. That solves the capacitive button labeling issue, saves on licensing fees, and brings naming convention consistency to the 2014 premium tablet line.

There won't be the equivalent of Note|Pro 10.1 in 2014. The N10.1-14 will get KitKat without M-UX (a'la the SGS4/N3) and will soldier on with the feature set it currently has. Meaning the N10.1-14 we currently have will be Samsung's 10.1" S Pen equipped tablet for the rest of the year.

I have no clue which of the three options Samsung will choose but they have to choose one within the next couple of weeks because resellers are going to start to ask how to position the N10.1-14 against the rest of 2014 Pro/Note tablet line; especially the Tab|Pro 10.1 which will have better s/w features than the more expensive N10.1-14.

Time (not our guessing) will tell.