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Nexus 7, Made for Google Play

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Re: Nexus 7, Made for Google Play

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Post by pedrocr »

lunarscape wrote: post #3
pedrocr wrote: post #2

"Sorry! Devices on Google Play is not available in your country yet. We're working to bring devices to more countries as quickly as possible. Please check back again soon." Anyone have a screenshot perhaps?

Same here. I just used a proxy site I picked at random and it works: http://www.uswebproxy.com

Thanks. Turns out the corporate VPN routes to the Internet somewhere where this is available. This is probably a better link (seems to work everywhere):

http://www.google.com/nexus/#/7/specs

The UX of putting up this ugly banner is pretty crappy. It would be fine if this was splattered on top of the page or covering the ordering buttons but you could still see what devices are available. I think I've even gotten some form of Google Play advertising (an email perhaps) that directed me to a link that then showed me this.

Re: Nexus 7, Made for Google Play

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Post by dchuk »

Just ordered the 16gb version. I'm not much of an android guy, but for that price and the fact that it's pure android (not manufacturer customized shit) and it's running the newest OS update...meh, why not.

Re: Nexus 7, Made for Google Play

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Post by seiji »

pedrocr wrote: post #2

"Sorry! Devices on Google Play is not available in your country yet. We're working to bring devices to more countries as quickly as possible. Please check back again soon." Anyone have a screenshot perhaps?

Same here: "Los dispositivos en Google Play aún no están disponibles en tu país. Estamos trabajando para ampliar la disponibilidad de los dispositivos en otros países lo antes posible. Inténtalo de nuevo en unos días."

The link http://www.google.com/nexus/#/7 works.

Re: Nexus 7, Made for Google Play

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Post by UnFleshedOne »

btipling wrote: post #5

It ships with Jellybean... I've been waiting for the Samsung 10 inch tablet with the stylus, but it's already out of date and hasn't even shipped yet. I don't want a 7inch tablet and it is going to be years by the time a Jelly Bean 10 inch tablet comes out and by that time there will already be a new version of the OS! I already have a Fire and I can't read magazines on it, it's too small. I'm just going to give up a…

You mean they should stop working on the OS to save you some "not the latest" anxiety?

Re: Nexus 7, Made for Google Play

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Post by recoiledsnake »

Looks like even Google is afraid to directly take on the 800lb. gorilla that is the 10" iPad at the $500 price point. Xoom, Touchpad, Playbook(7") and countless others seem to have bit the dust trying. HTC and LG have even temporarily quit the tablet market to stem the bleeding. Wonder if ASUS is seeing volume on its Transformer line. Also, does anyone know how the Galaxy Tab is doing?

Even Kindle Fire's sales are slowing, so lets see how the market reacts to this. Unlike phones, which are must-haves, people have a lot of discretion when it comes to owning a tablet or not. Sadly, the only real competition to take the iPad head on this year seems to be the Surface and we'll have to wait and see what the price is.

Re: Nexus 7, Made for Google Play

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Post by Cd00d »

Is this a Kindle killer?

I have the original iPad (twas free!), which I've really loved, but the cost is significant compared to the newer 7" tablets. I use the 3g a ton, but suppose I could fix that with a personal cellular wifi solution.

But, being a Kindle (e-ink) user since inception, I've always felt that if it were my dollars talking, I'd go with the Fire. I can't justify the cost of the iPad, but could with the Fire.

Anyone who's really in the market look over the specs and have an opinion re: google vs. amazon in the small tablet market?

How great is it that these three tech giants are all making desirable media toys? Being a fan and heavy user of all three company's products, I'm happy to see them each working to innovate something more exciting than a browser war.

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