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Originally Posted by boswd
So I don't think your case is as much as being an early adopter as it to choosing poor brands.
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If someone buys an Android tablet in 2011, they're not really an early adopter. They are the people who waited for a couple years while the early adopters were buying the junk. You are right in that I bought junk... but that's all that Android offered to the early adopters.
Some people consider Archos to be a name-brand company, others consider them to produce junk. Truth is it's probably a little of both. Their first Android fiasco was in the middle of 2009. Folks who bought that were taking the risks, not the folks who waited for decent quality from Motorola or Samsung.
Even the people who bought the first iPad a year ago were more risk-takers than those who waited and finally bit the bullet in 2011 with a Xoom or iPad 2. The folks who buy into any other tablet OS (Playbook WebOS, other) are taking the big risks since these devices are not only costly but also run the risk of disappearing after a couple years.