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Originally Posted by dmikov
I guess they just don't want to commit without app store backing, which seems like a thing everybody needs to have today.
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Absolutely. I think this is what left products from Archos twisting in the wind, even when they managed to penetrate into retail (that is, they're carried by Best Buy) and feature rich (despite some reports of quality issues).
Being a "Google" Android device and "just another limited" Android device can totally change the mindshare value of a device (no one cared about the G1 but stood in awe of the Droid and then the Nexus One, for example). I think the fact that the original slate did not include a camera and that the new mockups seen by Slashgear do contain a camera is a positive sign that Notion Ink is doing everything it can to meet Google's Android platform criteria and get official Android Market support.