03-17-2012, 05:47 AM | #1 |
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Google Tablet as low as $149?
http://androidandme.com/2012/03/opin...as-low-as-149/
According to the article, the rumor of a low cost Google/Asus tablet is real but no quad-core CPU. It also appears that Google will copy Amazon and sell it for little or no profit on the hardware and hope to make money via its eco-system. Could be a really smart move in the long run, creating more public awareness of Android and its viability as a true Ipad alternative. At 7 inches, it would make a pretty good e-reader alternative as well, albeit with an LCD screen. |
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I think there is a risk of further alienating the Samsungs of the world who were already concerned about Google's move into the phone market.
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http://www.itworld.com/258918/samsun...plays-new-ipad Why should it be any different re: Google and Samsung? |
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The fear would be that Google would offer preferential Android access to their own hardware, ahead of offering it their other hardware partners. In the same way that Microsoft software had access to Windows APIs which competitors didn't. Google would also have the ability to undercut the others on price, as it is paying licensing fees to itself.
There have been a couple of stories about this in regards to the Motorola deal, but obviously there is no way of knowing how accurate they are, or if they are just rumours/scaremongering. |
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While it looks nice, I'd rather pay a bit more for a larger tablet. 7" is a little small above 72 DPI.
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Yes, it's a matter of getting market traction. Once you get into an ecosystem, it's hard to switch, so offering a cheap tablet is a sensible approach. If they indeed can offer it at $149-$199, many people will be swayed - you could by 3 or 4 for the price of 1 iPad. Yes, it wouldn't be as big, as shiny or as fast, but you could get one for each member of the family for the same price as a single iPad. Basically it would be a Kindle Fire with a pure Android experience and the Android apps.
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If this gets released, I'll probably immediately snap one up.
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I love all these "economical tablets" that get better and better.
The only problem I see is that the MS Windows 8 tablet with complete backward compatibility, when it finally surfaces will be facing a steeper and steeper slope as far a being able to compete. But heck maybe it won't matter by then. |
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The Samsungs of the world would be more nervous if this were a Motorola Nexus tablet. However, it makes you wonder about Motorola. Can they ever make a Nexus without upsetting the other partners? |
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