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Originally Posted by DMB
Thanks very much for the information. I had no idea they were so limited. Clearly, an iPad would not make a good replacement for a laptop. Do the same limitations obtain on Android tablets?
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As mentioned, the simple answer is yes. The more complicated answer is that Android, in allowing more open-source apps, could allow for more complex uses that would never get past Apple's filters. However, at the moment--tablets are media consumption devices with customizability and some input allowances; you can enter data into pre-set programs, but no programs exist for complex data manipulation & management.
Can enter text. Lousy platform for writing a novel. Can round up bookmarks online; lousy platform for designing webpages. Can track checkbook spending; lousy platform for business accounting.
If there's *one particular thing* you want to be able to do, you might find an app for it. Or a small cluster of apps. But there's no elegant cross-app coordination for managing creative or business work, and it's not likely to exist in the future.