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Originally Posted by Noah98

The negative aspect is that most android apps are not optimized for tablets (screen real estate, higher specs, etc). There are hardly any tablet specific apps. Even with my self imposed rule for apps on my ipad, there are an overwhelming number of quality tablet specific apps (currently 80,000 ipad optimized). If you are using a 7" device, it isn't that big of a deal. On a 10.1" device, the issue is more prevalant.

Yeah I guess I can't comment here, the android device I have is a 4" and 7" and most of the apps work great, even better on the 7" device.

Originally Posted by Noah98

One of the criticisms that I hear about ios so often is that it is just a really simple app launcher. ....

I never cared for that comment, the iOS is much more than just an app launcher. Unfortunately Apple has chosen to cripple the UI by only allowing the launching of apps.

But I will tell you this with 100% certainty. If Apple introduced widgets to their iOS UI. The same folks that defend the "Launcher app" UI will be the same folks that praise the new feature.

Originally Posted by Noah98

I'd rather a phone-like launcher that launches tablet optimized apps than a tablet optimized launcher that launches phone apps.

Well then go buy a Windows tablet because at the moment all you get from Android and iOS are phone like apps.

Originally Posted by Noah98

If we look at some of the apps that Samsung optimized for the Galaxy Tab, we can see the contrast between a phone app and a tablet app (Calender, email, contacts, memo). This is where android apps should move towards. If you play with the CNN app on the Xoom, you can see how an app optimized for tablets is superior. So, it is a valid criticism that the lack of tablet optimized apps in the android market is a significant disparity compared with the apple app store, despite the superior scaling ability of android apps.

I concur I would prefer to have tablet optimized apps for a tablet device, but I will say this the phone apps I'm using on my nook scale well and I do not feel they are lacking. I suspect your comment on being more pronounced on a 10" is accurate, but I've not heard this to be the case from a person who is regularly using a 10" android tablet. BTW I don't care to hear the , "well I looked at one at a store..." or "I took it home for a day..." comments. My belief is you have to really use a device for a week to really get a feel.

Originally Posted by pphilipp

The Xoom couldn't stackup in the 'ease of use' area.

Please can we stop with the kool-aid talk on this thread and have an educated discussion?

The best definition of "ease of use" or "intuitive" I have heard was a users ability to retain the how to perform a step after their third iteration.

There is really nothing to learn on an iOS device nor an Android device they are really not complicated to use at all.

My wife who is a techo-phobe and has absolutely no brand loyalty loves her android devices and iOS devices just the same. But on numerous times has commented on how the iOS is inconsistent and clunky with it's over simplistic UI.

Originally Posted by pphilipp

The 32gb Xoom was $599... the 32gb iPad was $399 (at that time)!! Who says Apple is way overpriced?

Wow this is pretty disingenuous, do you normally compare the price of last years model to newer technology and call the newer device over priced?
From a hardware stand point and price; the Xoom goes head to head with the iPad 2.

Is the Xoom worth the price, no. Is the iPad 2 worth the price, no. At $600 I'll still opt for a laptop that gives me better hardware.

Originally Posted by pphilipp

<...> I have had the iPad a month now. It just keeps getting better all the time.<...>

I'm glad you enjoying your product, in the end that what technology is really about; making our life easier.

Originally Posted by pphilipp

... Very seldom will you find anyone who is accustomed to a certain computer OS state that the other system is actually better.....

Well not really, I've found when people have difficulty with a product or never really understand it the transition is easy. From some of your comments on the Android platform I get the feeling you never really understood how to use the Android platform.

The same thing happened to me with Macs. All through high school and college I used macs and always struggled to understand how to use them. One day my brother came home with a DOS PC and I just understood how to use that more so than a Mac.

Not arguing DOS was more 'user friendly' but more that it suited me, much like the iOS seems to suit you.

Originally Posted by pphilipp

As both an Android user and an iPad user, I've found several apps which are only available for the iPad. I've also found several apps which are implemented better on the iPad than they are on Android (some drastically better). So far, I'm not sure if I've experienced any apps which are better on Android than on iOS. There probably are some, I'm sure.

There are more choices for games on the iOS that's for sure. Only the most popular iOS games, that are not 3D, seem to make the bridge. They also end-up free on the Android market because of the ads displayed on the app.

One thing I've found is usually the "best" apps for a platform do not get ported over, which makes finding the equivalent apps really hard, but they exist. An example of what I'm talking about is GoodReader(iOS) and RepliGo(Android). Both are excellent PDF readers but they exist only in their markets.


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