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HansTWN · 01-14-2011, 08:15 AM

Actually, having used Android on the Dell Streak for 3-4 months now I do like it. But I am also quite aware of its limitations and I think a full Windows tablet like the Asus EP121 might be more suitable for me, if it really gets 4-5 hours of battery life with heavy usage (Asus claims up to 8 hours). Android is great for a phone, but I would like to do more with a tablet. Windows has much better resolution, no better how good browsing can get in Android, the best it can do is to be as good as Windows. There is no encrypted PPTP VPN on Android yet (and Google doesn't care to fix it), which is very important for me. Getting OpenVPN running on Android is a pain. You have to jump through hoops to get things like Hulu going, pay for apps that are free on Windows. And Windows apps are a lot more full featured than Android apps -- if there even are apps for a particular task.

And by paying a little more I get a really powerful computer, not a gigantic phone. In the end this "there is an app for that" just seems to be more of a hassle than a feature. "I don't need an app for that, it is included" is the better solution.

Well, I will just sit and wait for the moment. HP's announcements on WebOS should be interesting and I want to see real world examples of Honeycomb.

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HansTWN Wizard Posts: 4,538 Karma: 264065402 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Taiwan Device: HP Touchpad, Sony Duo 13, Lumia 920, Kobo Aura HD	Actually, having used Android on the Dell Streak for 3-4 months now I do like it. But I am also quite aware of its limitations and I think a full Windows tablet like the Asus EP121 might be more suitable for me, if it really gets 4-5 hours of battery life with heavy usage (Asus claims up to 8 hours). Android is great for a phone, but I would like to do more with a tablet. Windows has much better resolution, no better how good browsing can get in Android, the best it can do is to be as good as Windows. There is no encrypted PPTP VPN on Android yet (and Google doesn't care to fix it), which is very important for me. Getting OpenVPN running on Android is a pain. You have to jump through hoops to get things like Hulu going, pay for apps that are free on Windows. And Windows apps are a lot more full featured than Android apps -- if there even are apps for a particular task. And by paying a little more I get a really powerful computer, not a gigantic phone. In the end this "there is an app for that" just seems to be more of a hassle than a feature. "I don't need an app for that, it is included" is the better solution. Well, I will just sit and wait for the moment. HP's announcements on WebOS should be interesting and I want to see real world examples of Honeycomb. Last edited by HansTWN; 01-14-2011 at 08:21 AM.