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05-28-2012, 02:27 AM | #47 | |
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You are right, high-end Android tablets are not selling well. Which was the point I wanted to make. The "extra features" (the bump on the Sony really is the only thing that comes to mind for me) were really nothing to write home about. It is worrying for a platform when the products just cannot make it at the top end. The new Android phones from HTC, Samsung, etc blow the iphone out of the water (bigger screens, more functionality, better looking designs) but Android tablets have settled for being the "cheapo" option. It is like they are not even competing anymore, just looking for market niches Apple hasn't covered. Nothing wrong with mopping up the low-end market, but at the same time they shouldn't neglect the top-end. Android tablets need some real buzz with outstanding new features or they will continue to be "Appled". Well, now we will be chastised for being off topic again. |
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05-29-2012, 01:37 PM | #48 | |
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Hey is the person chastising one for being off topic, off topic?
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I think we have seen a good variation in the Android tablet just like we have seen on the phone world. They have just not been overly successful. Examples are the Transformers a great mixture of Laptop/Tablet, K1/HTC Flyer (great stylus integration), Thrive (full slots), Excite 13"(monster screen), Sony S Tablet(split screen), 7",8",9",10" tablets, low end tablets with high disk capacity and straight out 10" tablets that are thin and elegant. They just aren't successful. Why because lack of awareness and proper pricing. Verizon had made a statement that I believed was true prior to their announcement. They said it was their aggressive marketing campaign that made the Droid a success. Google responded by stating they hoped it was more their platform and hard work that made them a success. However their "Droid Does" was a fantastic campaign that brought a lot of awareness to the platform The tablet space has had no real campaign every launch has been a blunder. Probably the best launch/product has been Asus's Transformer that was quietly launched and well received. Meanwhile Apple is aggressively advertizing their iPad product. So what has this have to do with you're race to the bottom statement? Simply this tablets are overpriced the $200 7" is the sweet spot. If Google can deliver a tablet experience at that price they will be successful and the tides will bring more money to the tablet space and provide revenue to continue to develop leading edge technology. Why dump R&D money on a struggling platform. =X= |
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I think X has pretty much hit it on the head.
But one crucial factor that he has forgotten is that we are in a recession. We have millions out of work, some for quite a few years, with little hope of getting re-employed. I myself was out of work for over a year and a half, the last thing on my mind was getting an expensive gadget like an overpriced tablet. These are LUXURY items, not need to keep food on the table & roof over my head expenditures. Next is the fact that these companies all jumped on the large size tablets. I bet if they had started with the 7" tablets rather than trying to compete with Apple, the tablet market may have taken off sooner. I was never interested in a large tablet either for the size or the money. Now that everyone has finally gotten a clue, and I now have a job, I'm starting to look at 7" tablets. I doubt I'm the only one who has this mindset. |
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Is this the one you're referring too ?
http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rc...kQhM3g&cad=rja That screen resolution should be OK for use as a reader even though it wont match the iPad retina display, there is a big difference in price ! |
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In phone market samsung, htc and apple are make $. Same in tablet market. much choice for consumer, all making much $. This is way market works. working well here. |
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tablets different. Many have laptops and dont see or need tablet. Android tablets fight not just ipad, but users with habit of using pcs too. |
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