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Of course, of all tablets, it had to be an iPad!

obtino 14y ago
TBH, it's hard to get the same level of user-experience from an Android tablet. There are very few apps on Android which offer the same level of experience as those found on the iPad. Also, in a school setting, how do you expect students and teachers to deal with different versions of operating systems and device specifications?
- skymt 14y ago
  I doubt the degree of magic involved in the user experience factors into institutional technology purchasing. And fragmentation is hardly an issue when the school is buying all the hardware. Frankly, your comment reads like a pair of talking points taken off the shelf and jammed in where they don't fit.
  - obtino 14y ago
    > I doubt the degree of magic involved in the user experience factors into institutional technology purchasing. User experience is not magic. It's something that involves a lot of time and effort on behalf of the apps developers. It does contribute to the choices made by individuals and this filters up to the institution level. How do you think the iPad penetrated the enterprise? > And fragmentation is hardly an issue when the school is buying all the hardware. True. However, what happens when the school wishes to use an app that's not supported by the device they purchased? As an Android user I've found plenty of apps that fail on my device while working perfectly on others. Sure there are problems with compatibility with apps on different versions of iOS, but they are relatively minor compared to the problems that I've come across on Android.
objclxt 14y ago
There is something to be said for service continuity. After-market support from Android manufacturers can be variable, whereas it's something of a known quantity with Apple. There's also the software issue: there is simply a better and more wide reaching range of tablet optimised educational software on iOS than Android. Also, on a more practical level, trying to procure a thousand Nexus 10s is no easy task. I don't think one platform is inherently better than the other in the education market, but it should be pretty self-evident that Apple is better set-up to currently sell into the sector.
nicholassmith 14y ago
Well, Apple did have a big event where they introduced educational resources and text books in a big way, and whilst I'm unsure what they do at a school purchase level, they do also offer very handsome discounts to those in education. Android is very good at many things, but in terms of the education market Apple has been much sharper in getting textbooks and educational content front and centre. I'm sure if there was a level of parity in terms of content and functionality, but Android was significantly cheaper then schools would go that way.

TBH, it's hard to get the same level of user-experience from an Android tablet. There are very few apps on Android which offer the same level of experience as those found on the iPad. Also, in a school setting, how do you expect students and teachers to deal with different versions of operating systems and device specifications?

skymt 14y ago
I doubt the degree of magic involved in the user experience factors into institutional technology purchasing. And fragmentation is hardly an issue when the school is buying all the hardware. Frankly, your comment reads like a pair of talking points taken off the shelf and jammed in where they don't fit.
- obtino 14y ago
  > I doubt the degree of magic involved in the user experience factors into institutional technology purchasing. User experience is not magic. It's something that involves a lot of time and effort on behalf of the apps developers. It does contribute to the choices made by individuals and this filters up to the institution level. How do you think the iPad penetrated the enterprise? > And fragmentation is hardly an issue when the school is buying all the hardware. True. However, what happens when the school wishes to use an app that's not supported by the device they purchased? As an Android user I've found plenty of apps that fail on my device while working perfectly on others. Sure there are problems with compatibility with apps on different versions of iOS, but they are relatively minor compared to the problems that I've come across on Android.

objclxt 14y ago

There is something to be said for service continuity. After-market support from Android manufacturers can be variable, whereas it's something of a known quantity with Apple. There's also the software issue: there is simply a better and more wide reaching range of tablet optimised educational software on iOS than Android. Also, on a more practical level, trying to procure a thousand Nexus 10s is no easy task. I don't think one platform is inherently better than the other in the education market, but it should be pretty self-evident that Apple is better set-up to currently sell into the sector.

nicholassmith 14y ago

Well, Apple did have a big event where they introduced educational resources and text books in a big way, and whilst I'm unsure what they do at a school purchase level, they do also offer very handsome discounts to those in education. Android is very good at many things, but in terms of the education market Apple has been much sharper in getting textbooks and educational content front and centre. I'm sure if there was a level of parity in terms of content and functionality, but Android was significantly cheaper then schools would go that way.