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There is one major reason why people are returning the GT. The iPad launched with an operating system (OS 3.2) that was designed specifically for it's form fact

There is one major reason why people are returning the GT. The iPad launched with an operating system (OS 3.2) that was designed specifically for it's form factor yet Samsung chose to launch their flagship device with regular, off the shelf Froyo. Perhaps the return rate will go down(and the huge number of unsold tabs will finally start moving) once Honeycomb finally premiers. I know that's what's holding me back from buying it. Imagine an iPad that could only run iPhone apps in that cheesy 2X mode. No thank you.

ergo98 16y ago
Android does natively support quite decent resizing, so it isn't quite as bad as the 2x mode. While a slicker, more polished interface will do wonders, I do suspect that a lot of the returns right now are still network effect issues: People who get the Tab as a present and then wonder why they can't run all those cool apps that their iPad toting friends have, etc. I would expect that return rates are much higher than iPhone return rates on smartphones as well, for the same reason. That is changing, of course. The app situation -- and the network inclusion -- is quickly improving. The Tab only makes sense as a device significantly discounted below the iPad. That it is actually the more expensive option is just perverse.
- ZeroGravitas 16y ago
  The Tab got some good reviews, some people comparing it favourably with the iPad. And they did rejigger some of the included apps for the bigger screen. Most of the negative chatter seems somewhat ideological, what with it apparently having the "wrong" size or "wrong" OS rather than any specific issues caused by these decisions. Even if this return rate applies across the globe they've sold more than I would have expected. Since people repeatedly harp on the price, which has always been the same or less than the iPad+3G I'm guessing that the continued lack of a Wi-Fi only model is the real bone of contention (and/or the fact that tablets in general are too expensive for most folk, even/especially those who've already spent thousands on a slightly smaller, data-connected touchscreen slab that they carry as a phone). I'm guessing the lack of Wi-Fi only was the (unforseen?) consequence of Google's restrictions on device capabilities which meant you needed a 3G radio and phone capabilities to get access to the Market. Google is supposed to have relaxed these and a Wi-Fi only model has been teased, though whether that will be eclipsed by the 2nd gen or not is a matter of timing.

ergo98 16y ago

Android does natively support quite decent resizing, so it isn't quite as bad as the 2x mode. While a slicker, more polished interface will do wonders, I do suspect that a lot of the returns right now are still network effect issues: People who get the Tab as a present and then wonder why they can't run all those cool apps that their iPad toting friends have, etc. I would expect that return rates are much higher than iPhone return rates on smartphones as well, for the same reason. That is changing, of course. The app situation -- and the network inclusion -- is quickly improving. The Tab only makes sense as a device significantly discounted below the iPad. That it is actually the more expensive option is just perverse.

ZeroGravitas 16y ago
The Tab got some good reviews, some people comparing it favourably with the iPad. And they did rejigger some of the included apps for the bigger screen. Most of the negative chatter seems somewhat ideological, what with it apparently having the "wrong" size or "wrong" OS rather than any specific issues caused by these decisions. Even if this return rate applies across the globe they've sold more than I would have expected. Since people repeatedly harp on the price, which has always been the same or less than the iPad+3G I'm guessing that the continued lack of a Wi-Fi only model is the real bone of contention (and/or the fact that tablets in general are too expensive for most folk, even/especially those who've already spent thousands on a slightly smaller, data-connected touchscreen slab that they carry as a phone). I'm guessing the lack of Wi-Fi only was the (unforseen?) consequence of Google's restrictions on device capabilities which meant you needed a 3G radio and phone capabilities to get access to the Market. Google is supposed to have relaxed these and a Wi-Fi only model has been teased, though whether that will be eclipsed by the 2nd gen or not is a matter of timing.