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I don't know what people you talk to, but the current article clearly talks in present tense.

• GHFigs 16y ago
  e.g. I asked him if he'd pay $199 for an Android tablet. He said "where can I get one"? The punchline is "Nowhere."
  • arst 16y ago
    Sub-$200 Android tablets: http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10151_10104_020W023705190001P?vName=Computers%20&%20Electronics&cName=Laptops&sName=Tablets&sid=KDx20070926x00003a&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=020W023705190001P http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10151_10104_020W023705190001P?v... http://www.amazon.com/Archos-Home-Tablet-Android-Black/dp/B003COZM2C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1287259600&sr=8-1 http://www.amazon.com/Archos-Home-Tablet-Android-Black/dp/B0...
    • irons 16y ago
      Neither of those even works out of the box with the Android Market. Even with wishing and hoping and squinting, it's not credible to put them in the same product category as the iPad. A some-assembly-required golf cart can't substitute for a two-seater sedan.
    • netcan 16y ago
      I guess the point is the reviews. Not great. http://www.amazon.com/Archos-Home-Tablet-Android-Black/product-reviews/B003COZM2C/ref=cm_cr_dp_all_summary?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending http://www.amazon.com/Archos-Home-Tablet-Android-Black/produ... Roughly the same number of reviews for each star. 5 has the fewest. Reading the positive reviews is possibly more informative than the negative ones: I'm now satisfied with my Archo's 7 Home tablet. After many hours reading helps and hints on the Archo's 7 Home Tablet Forum and installing some of the programs they advise downloading to beef up the weak and clumsy operating system, I got my android tablet just where I want it.. ..new firmare that makes the touch keypad a little easier to work with, but you still need a stylus to get best result.. Not sure what this means about the future and it's certainly not an apples to apples comparison, but it doesn't sound like a cheap android tablet exists that an average VC'c dad would be happy with.
  • biafra 16y ago
    You can get it from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Archos-Home-Tablet-Android-Black/dp/B003COZM2C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1287268604&sr=8-1 http://www.amazon.com/Archos-Home-Tablet-Android-Black/dp/B0...
  • guyjin 16y ago
    isn't the nook an android tablet? (albeit a very specialized one.)
    • borism 16y ago
      yes it is :) (I have one)
    • irons 16y ago
      And the new Apple TV is an iOS device. Who cares? The OS in both cases is an implementation detail. Neither the ATV or the Nook remotely exemplify the features people associate with "iOS device" or "Android tablet".
    • jawee 16y ago
      It isn't worth calling it Android.. I think when people think Android they think of the default interface, the ability to install applications from the App Market, and so on. I have a nook and it's basically stripped down to just a few customized apps (besides the reader function a couple games, a basic media player, and a web browser). However, I do think it's important in that it shows the versatility of Android as a platform..
      • borism 16y ago
        You should check out nookDevs