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Originally Posted by boswd

You do know that the Android Market has an ecosytem of
Apps
Movies
Books
Games

don't you?

https://market.android.com/

add to that the support for amazon MP3, Netflix, Hulu+,Blockbuster, Nook, kindle, Kobo and sonyreader apps and what you have is a much more versatile and more open ecosystem than what you get with iOS which is iTunes or nothing.

You keep speaking as if you buy an android tablet and then you have nothing to put on it.

Android does have an outwardly impressive ecosystem. But its not very closely integrated with its hardware and is missing or deficient in key areas.
Look at this article:

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The key point here, which we've made before, is that Android tablets will need an application ecosystem that can compete with the one for the iPad and iPhone. With the iPad, Apple leveraged excellent product design and the very healthy App Store ecosystem of applications to succeed with a new hardware platform. People forget that applications define the success of most hardware platforms. They did with the iPhone, and they did with the personal computer. Applications will define competition for tablets too.

It's no accident that Nvidia's Huang points to a dearth of custom applications as the number one problem with Android tablets. And, unfortunately, the hardware makers lining up behind Android have little control over the delivery of compelling new applications.

Moreover, Apple has that system of Apple Stores to help walk those tech newbies through the Apple ecosystem.

We continue to believe that Apple has a distinct advantage when it comes to distributing iPads, and this is likely to continue to be the case going forward. Apple is not only better able to explain its product to consumers through dedicated sales people, but it also captures more margin than competitors who have to share margin with retail partners. This makes it tougher for rivals to compete on price and awareness, which is especially important as we move into a new era of computing where the traditional lines of definition and differentiation are blurring."

When I bought my iPad at Best Buy, freakin' NOBODY was around to do more than point out where the iPads were. I'm sure they are showing the same wonderful sales skills to potential Android tablet customers.

Apple has the one cohesive marketing strategy to find customers and the one customer service and support system to bind them.

Finally, the one iTunes isnt the disadvantage techies think it is. There is ONE software program that customers need to learn to download, organize and play its media, one store to buy from, one account to manage , one customer service to haggle with if there is a problem, one password to remember... Get my drift yet?

Apple's ecosystem has a lot of advantages over Android Market . Amazon's ecosystem has a lot of the advantages of the Apple system-which is why analysts think Amazon's offering will be more competitive. Again, these advantages tend not to be apparent to Android fans, who are focused on specs, hardware, and "rooting" devices, but thse are the advantages that count in the broad marketplace.