Obviously these same fixes are going to be include in the next service pack for 10.1 right?
Right?
i'm surprised that i didn't catch the 10.1 sp2 release announcement. I'm on the RSS feeds and watch the blogs quite diligently.
ESRI wouldn't force people to go to 10.2 just to get fixes for a product they already have installed (10.1 sp1) right?
Because many organizations view that '.X' update to be a 'major' release and upgrading to that requires more time and duty than a simple service pack to a product that is already installed.
So yes, there is most likely not going to be a 10.1 SP2, and you'll probably be forced to do a full upgrade to 10.2 if you want to take advantage of bug fixes, with the added bonus of some nice new functionality.
Anyway, even if there would have been a 10.1 SP2, from a technical point of view, with so many fixes as announced now, it is likely that a plethora of components would have to be replaced during installation of the Service Pack, so as to make the distinction between a simple Service Pack upgrade and a full re-install insignificant...
