I like how the large clock on the desktop doesn't correlate with the system time in the upper right corner.
5" Android Tablet $155
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Re: 5" Android Tablet $155
#82Some thoughts:
* I'm in the target market for this: some cheap slab that I can carry around and surf the internet.
* I know what's on the top of my x-mas list
* The barrier to entry for development on a mobile device just went down
Re: 5" Android Tablet $155
#83Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yes, and if there's a better recipe for success in consumer electronics, I can't begin to imagine what it might be.
One reason why Android is beginning to scare Apple is because the cell-phone carriers that aren't AT&T are marketing their Android-based phones against the iPhone with the good-old feature checklist. The iPhone gets one check "can receive phone calls", while the Android phone gets checks for things like "can play Pandora streams while you browse the web" or whatever. People paying money for things like features.
Conventional wisdom has it that Android isn't so much scaring Apple as pissing off Jobs personally.
Re: 5" Android Tablet $155
#84And this is why Steve Jobs sees Android as a direct attack against Apple: these devices (which Apple would like to sell at a high margin) can be made really cheap in a world of commoditized hardware (thanks, Microsoft!) and free software (thanks, Google!). Edit-reply: while Apple can try to split off a premium market as it did with PC's, this is going to be a lot harder (and the premium market will be lot smaller) wh…
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Re: 5" Android Tablet $155
#85Earlier quoted context omitted.
Google isn't known for any quality of it's software. Google is known for their search engine. Yes, people on this site might tout the glories of Chrome, but to the average user, all they see is a search engine and email when they are on the web, and a slew of mobile devices that still aren't as clean and polished as the iPhone.
Anybody can polish a device that has intentionally-limited functionality.
Your assertion is debatable, but even accepting it: can just anyone figure out what functionality to leave out, and what functionality to polish?
Re: 5" Android Tablet $155
#86Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yes, and if there's a better recipe for success in consumer electronics, I can't begin to imagine what it might be.
One reason why Android is beginning to scare Apple is because the cell-phone carriers that aren't AT&T are marketing their Android-based phones against the iPhone with the good-old feature checklist. The iPhone gets one check "can receive phone calls", while the Android phone gets checks for things like "can play Pandora streams while you browse the web" or whatever. People paying money for things like features.
If Android is starting to scare Apple is because Google is doing ad revenue shares with carriers and device makers.
As for your example, first, it's requires too much qualification to really work on a feature matrix. Second, you really think that Apple can't/won't support app backgrounding or a more open app store if their current offering really starts hurting them?