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What I've learned from the whole Xoom debacle is that I don't need a feature to actually "work" in order to use it as a main selling point. An inactive SD slot

by allwein 16y ago

What I've learned from the whole Xoom debacle is that I don't need a feature to actually "work" in order to use it as a main selling point. An inactive SD slot; No Flash at launch even though that's its biggest selling point. 4G networking, but only after you send it back in for refurbishing later this year. Knowing this, I'm going to start a car company and start advertising that my cars get 1000 miles per gallon. The small print will have something about the installation of frictionless parts at an unknown availability date.

cryptoz 16y ago
> No Flash at launch even though that's its biggest selling point I don't think that Flash is the biggest selling point... I think the biggest selling point is that it's the most powerful tablet out there. And it sounds like the WiFi Xoom will have Flash at launch anyway. Not really a big deal.
- codedivine 16y ago
  It is no longer the most powerful tablet. A5 chip in the iPad 2 offers similar CPU performance and much better graphics performance than Tegra 2 according to Anandtech's tests.
  - jokermatt999 16y ago
    And half the RAM of the Xoom (at least according to Gruber), so it's not as clear cut as you make it sound.
    - YooLi 16y ago
      And yet not one review has mentioned that having 512 MB hampered performance.
  - cryptoz 16y ago
    There's a lot more to "power" than just clock speed and graphics. For example, nobody has to ask permission to write and run apps on the Xoom whereas iPad can only (under normal circumstances) run apps that have the approval of a small team of people in California. Being able to run whatever computer programs you want - on your computer - definitely factors into what it means to be powerful. Also, it has more sensors and a newer operating system and UI. There are many ways Android 3.0 is more powerful that iOS, such as having real multitasking, more user-configurable settings, etc.
    - xcvd 16y ago
      What would you prefer? Thousands of apps approved by "a small team in California", which are generally spyware free. OR a handful of apps specifically designed for your platform.

by allwein 16y ago

cryptoz 16y ago

> No Flash at launch even though that's its biggest selling point I don't think that Flash is the biggest selling point... I think the biggest selling point is that it's the most powerful tablet out there. And it sounds like the WiFi Xoom will have Flash at launch anyway. Not really a big deal.

codedivine 16y ago
It is no longer the most powerful tablet. A5 chip in the iPad 2 offers similar CPU performance and much better graphics performance than Tegra 2 according to Anandtech's tests.
- jokermatt999 16y ago
  And half the RAM of the Xoom (at least according to Gruber), so it's not as clear cut as you make it sound.
  - YooLi 16y ago
    And yet not one review has mentioned that having 512 MB hampered performance.
- cryptoz 16y ago
  There's a lot more to "power" than just clock speed and graphics. For example, nobody has to ask permission to write and run apps on the Xoom whereas iPad can only (under normal circumstances) run apps that have the approval of a small team of people in California. Being able to run whatever computer programs you want - on your computer - definitely factors into what it means to be powerful. Also, it has more sensors and a newer operating system and UI. There are many ways Android 3.0 is more powerful that iOS, such as having real multitasking, more user-configurable settings, etc.
  - xcvd 16y ago
    What would you prefer? Thousands of apps approved by "a small team in California", which are generally spyware free. OR a handful of apps specifically designed for your platform.