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Originally Posted by =X=
I think you have a bit of a double standard, while you criticize the industry for a bottoms race you yourself purchased a lowered end tablet. Sure you might argue there is not a high end tablet that fits your need. Yet while you are not content with the current state of tablets you did cast your vote with a purchase of these tablets. Tell me did you pay $99 or $499 for the tablet.
There are however plenty of manufactures that have gone out of the norm and added enhanced features however they did not sell because of there price tag. The consumer has voted and they want cheap tablets before features.
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Actually I purchased one Touchpad at full price ($499) because WebOS intrigued me. But I got the rebate later, so I wound up just paying $149.- for our 32 GB one which I gave to my wife and I later got a 64GB on ebay for around 350.-. Because of the problems with a lot of WebOS apps I use (Zinio, NewspaperDirect) and because I like more browser options I now mostly use Android. While the form factor is anything but top end, otherwise it is still on par with the other tablets on the market today for anything but gaming (which I don't). I do hope something really interesting comes up.
You are right, high-end Android tablets are not selling well. Which was the point I wanted to make. The "extra features" (the bump on the Sony really is the only thing that comes to mind for me) were really nothing to write home about. It is worrying for a platform when the products just cannot make it at the top end. The new Android phones from HTC, Samsung, etc blow the iphone out of the water (bigger screens, more functionality, better looking designs) but Android tablets have settled for being the "cheapo" option. It is like they are not even competing anymore, just looking for market niches Apple hasn't covered.
Nothing wrong with mopping up the low-end market, but at the same time they shouldn't neglect the top-end. Android tablets need some real buzz with outstanding new features or they will continue to be "Appled".
Well, now we will be chastised for being off topic again.