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Originally Posted by monkeyluis
Buy what you want. But you obviously are someone who knows their tech. So why waste money on obsolete tech. If you want you have the money to burn & just want t play around with it then that's cool.
I would say that the evidence suggests tha android tablets in general are going to be future proof. Remember the life cycle of electronics in today's world though. A gingerbread tablet has a much better chance of being updated going forward than he Playbook does. Look at the kindle fire, it's all in how they implement the software. Apple devices.....will last even longer because they area designed as such. Yes, a gadget head like me will want o get the latest device, but the iPad 1 is still going strong for my wife.
Sorry to ruffle your feathers.
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I partially understand your point, but honestly most gadgets are out of date a year after release (with the exception of the ipad--I agree that the original still more than holds it's own).
As far as the Playbook goes, I'm not sure why you are so convinced that it is obsolete. The browser is really nice, and flash performance is better than any other tablet that I've ever used (RIM pushed out an update just today that includes flash 11.1). Also, it multitasks really well, and makes a nice media player for local content.
The two biggest issues with the Playbook were price ($499 was ridiculous), and the lack of apps. While the app store has improved quite a bit, it's still lacking. However, the users that have installed the beta report that most of the top android apps are working flawlessly in the Android App player. Also, RIM showed progress just this week on the native email, contacts, and calendar.
Look, I realize that the BP is on life support, but it still has a pulse compared with something like the HP Touchpad (which sold quite well during the fire sale).