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I strongly feel that just like the iPhone, the iPad will be the gold standard for tablets. And just like the iPhone, it will have competition from an open chall
by fingerprinter 15y ago
I strongly feel that just like the iPhone, the iPad will be the gold standard for tablets. And just like the iPhone, it will have competition from an open challenger.
However, in the case of tablet, I strongly feel that the challenger is NOT android. Android works well on a phone, but a tablet is a different experience and it needs certain design elements which, frankly, Google has not proven capable of doing.
I have no doubt the challenger will be linux based, but it seems more likely that the it will be someone with a design and usability bent rather than technical-only acumen.
However, all of the challengers could be undone if they cannot play well with quality apps. Getting developers to your platform is absolutely key.
- martythemaniak 15y agoYou don't actually provide any examples of what you're talking about, so it's hard to say what you're actually saying, making your post mostly useless fluff.
- yalogin 15y agoYou are raising some very interesting points that I have not heard before. Could you give more specific examples of what Android lacks and how Google does not get it? Not to challenge you but I am curious to understand a new thought process.
- snitko 15y agoI recently bought Xoom and I can tell you, that UI is much better and convenient than iOS. Widgets, convenient app switching, awesome browser controls (you slide your finger from the side of the screen and the menu appears), awesome tab switching in browser, voice input, sync with google account, great Gmail app and, last, but not least, I don't have to worry Kindle may be removed from my device.