Thread: Nexus 7: Is lack of SD card port a deal breaker for you?
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Old 07-03-2012, 12:49 PM   #150
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Originally Posted by WillysJeepMan View Post
Obviously this is just speculation on my part, but appears to me to be nothing more complicated than pushing people to Google Play and the cloud. SD card slots make it more convenient to sideload personal media. Lack of a slot won't prevent sideloading, but it certainly makes it less convenient... and THAT is all that is needed.
Sorry, I thought you meant a technical reason. I'm sure you're right about this being a marketing decision to encourage people to use Google's cloud service, along the same lines that the Kindle Fire doesn't have a card slot to encourage the use of Amazon's cloud (and content).
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