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This doesn't come as a surprise to me. I was super excited for the Galaxy Tab when I first heard about it, but the price point is way too high. A non-apple ta

by xiaomai 16y ago

This doesn't come as a surprise to me. I was super excited for the Galaxy Tab when I first heard about it, but the price point is way too high. A non-apple tablet needs to be much cheaper to beat the iPad (I was thinking $300 for the wifi-only model would be fair). After hearing about Samsung's reluctance to update Android on the Galaxy phones, I don't think I would buy one of these even if the price did lower.

sjs382 16y ago
Exactly why I'm waiting for the Nook Color ROMs to become more stable. It's a great piece of hardware and the price is just right at $250. $500 is way too expensive, and all of the other Android tablets are just terrible.
zachallaun 16y ago
That the Galaxy Tab is priced as such is even more frustrated when you take into account the lack of OS development occurring at Samsung.
aubergene 16y ago
Yes, updates are critical, they need to work closely with the Android developers to get those updates out for all devices as quickly as possible, for about two years minimum. Main reason I got the nexus was because I know Google will push updates.
evilduck 16y ago
After hearing about Samsung's reluctance to update Android FTFY. They've got a bad track record with keeping Android updated regardless of model. The Galaxy line isn't their first.
cookiecaper 16y ago
As I understand it, Samsung isn't the reluctant party to update. Samsung bills .x upgrades to the carrier as feature releases and most others consider them maintenance releases, which means the carrier pays the phone manufacturer much less money. Verzion et al are trying to put the squeeze on Samsung by refusing to pay for 2.2 or 2.3 as feature releases, and thus give their competitors an edge, until Samsung relents and starts considering these releases as maintenance releases. Presumably such a problem doesn't exist on the Tab, since carrier permission isn't needed to distribute an update.

by xiaomai 16y ago

sjs382 16y ago

Exactly why I'm waiting for the Nook Color ROMs to become more stable. It's a great piece of hardware and the price is just right at $250. $500 is way too expensive, and all of the other Android tablets are just terrible.

zachallaun 16y ago

That the Galaxy Tab is priced as such is even more frustrated when you take into account the lack of OS development occurring at Samsung.

aubergene 16y ago

Yes, updates are critical, they need to work closely with the Android developers to get those updates out for all devices as quickly as possible, for about two years minimum. Main reason I got the nexus was because I know Google will push updates.

evilduck 16y ago

After hearing about Samsung's reluctance to update Android FTFY. They've got a bad track record with keeping Android updated regardless of model. The Galaxy line isn't their first.

cookiecaper 16y ago

As I understand it, Samsung isn't the reluctant party to update. Samsung bills .x upgrades to the carrier as feature releases and most others consider them maintenance releases, which means the carrier pays the phone manufacturer much less money. Verzion et al are trying to put the squeeze on Samsung by refusing to pay for 2.2 or 2.3 as feature releases, and thus give their competitors an edge, until Samsung relents and starts considering these releases as maintenance releases. Presumably such a problem doesn't exist on the Tab, since carrier permission isn't needed to distribute an update.