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Yeah, I don't get it either. I find it odd they did not see the iPad coming. I guess I'm looking at it with hindsight but an device running the iPhone OS was ru
by nkassis 16y ago
Yeah, I don't get it either. I find it odd they did not see the iPad coming. I guess I'm looking at it with hindsight but an device running the iPhone OS was rumored way before the release. An android tablet could have been out and running before the iPad. It seems they were just waiting to see if apple could sell any and then start building one.
Pretty crappy way to tag along on another companies research and marketing.
I just want a damn tablet with android with decent specs. I don't care if it's flat like a pancake. Make it 720p with a front facing camera and at least 32gb of flash memory. Then ew nvidia chip and BLAM, I'll buy it so will all the real computer users. :)
- Terretta 16y ago> I'll buy it so will all the real computer users. :) There are considerably fewer “real computer users” than non computer users. Let's face it: “real computer users” are a niche.
- wazoox 16y agoYep. The ones who had computers in the 80s, and bemoan that you can't program on windows out-of-box.
- glhaynes 16y agoI think everybody was assuming: "There's no way they'll just release a big iPod touch." Nobody thought the formula for a successful tablet could be defined so simply.
- protomyth 16y agoIf you look at the UI changes they made for the bigger screen, it isn't just a big iPod touch.
- aresant 16y agodifferent device entirely. - big screen is a big part of it, but the refined email application, and substantial improvement in speed is equally as relevant.
- masklinn 16y agoThough it's not really, they introduced new controls and chromes which don't make sense on a phone's screen (but do on a tablet's) and the device to screen ratio is completely different. It looks like a big ipod touch (which means people are rapidly familiar with it), but it feels very differently. And of course, even if it were just a big ipod touch none of Apple's (potential) competitors in the field have such a platform.
- illumin8 16y agoThe problem is that hardware is becoming somewhat easier, but the software is not there yet. Apple definitely did a lot of work on iOS and it shows.
- chopsueyar 16y agoMaybe you need an aPad? http://www.ipmart.com/main/product/APad,China,iPad,,7,0,Inch,Touch,Screen,Tablet,PC,MID,Entertainment,and,Internet,Device,,With,OS,Android,1,5,,,Silver,204092.php?prod=204092 http://www.ipmart.com/main/product/APad,China,iPad,,7,0,Inch...