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So the problem with his argument is he bases his thesis off of a false premis. He doesn't use his tablet because he uses either his phone of laptop and he can't

by dkhenry 14y ago

So the problem with his argument is he bases his thesis off of a false premis. He doesn't use his tablet because he uses either his phone of laptop and he can't find a place to fit his tablet into his workflow. I have competly dropped my laptop and replaced it with the same tablet he has ( A Transformer Prime ). So when he said how often do I reach for it the answer is daily. His second point about how the iPad fills the video player role in the apple ecosystem is a little disingenuous. Yes if I am an iTunes customer then obviously I am going to need to use Apples hardware to use what I paid for, however in terms of video playback capabilities the Android systems are so much better mainly due to third party video players and the availability of UPnP. so while you might be able to pre-order the newest movies I have decades of digitized DVD's that I would like to watch on my couch using a tablet that my prime plays just fine .

CrazedGeek 14y ago
For what it's worth, there are plenty of UPnP clients on iOS -- I seem to recall AirPlayer being pretty decent.
EwanToo 14y ago
I think though while you're happy with your tablet, you're very much a niche, not the mass market. I've got an android tablet, a nice one not a cheap one, the Motorola Xoom 2, and I barely use it. It's still on Android 3.2, doesn't handle typing very well (certainly no better than my HTC One phone), and basically has every problem that the author listed. As to your point about video players and UPnP, how many people do you think have done that? 1% of potential consumers of Android? Content availability on Android is poor, and it just gets much worse outside the USA.
rimantas 14y ago
> iPad fills the video player role It is less about video player and more about content source.
rsynnott 14y ago
> however in terms of video playback capabilities the Android systems are so much better mainly due to third party video players and the availability of UPnP You... you realise that there are third party apps for the iPad, right? For what it's worth, there are indeed many third party video players for iOS, and software to fulfil both sides of the UPnP relationship.
- dkhenry 14y ago
  And they cost how much on top of an already higher priced system ?

by dkhenry 14y ago

CrazedGeek 14y ago

For what it's worth, there are plenty of UPnP clients on iOS -- I seem to recall AirPlayer being pretty decent.

EwanToo 14y ago

I think though while you're happy with your tablet, you're very much a niche, not the mass market. I've got an android tablet, a nice one not a cheap one, the Motorola Xoom 2, and I barely use it. It's still on Android 3.2, doesn't handle typing very well (certainly no better than my HTC One phone), and basically has every problem that the author listed. As to your point about video players and UPnP, how many people do you think have done that? 1% of potential consumers of Android? Content availability on Android is poor, and it just gets much worse outside the USA.

rimantas 14y ago

> iPad fills the video player role It is less about video player and more about content source.

rsynnott 14y ago

> however in terms of video playback capabilities the Android systems are so much better mainly due to third party video players and the availability of UPnP You... you realise that there are third party apps for the iPad, right? For what it's worth, there are indeed many third party video players for iOS, and software to fulfil both sides of the UPnP relationship.

dkhenry 14y ago
And they cost how much on top of an already higher priced system ?