I have an Android 10" tablet (Galaxy tab 10.1), and an iPad 3. It's no contest when it comes to software. The two platforms are not even close to parity. I have no reason to not like the Galaxy Tab, I have one (provided by my employer). But the software is just terrible. Shiller was on the money showing those blown up phone apps that just look terrible on a tablet compared to "built for iPad" apps.
Folks seem to be missing the reality that Apple can only make so many of the iPad mini. Apple doesn't NEED to compete on price because they have a premium product and the inability to meet the demand as it is.
Apple almost never competes on price. The iPod succeeded despite always being the premium priced product.
The iPad mini is not designed to destroy the cheap Android tablet market. The iPad mini provides the iPad experience in a smaller, lighter, cheaper form. It's not aimed at folks who don't want an iPad. It's aimed at folks who want an iPad, but not so large and heavy and not as expensive.
This device will be a big hit for school age kids.
I'm never going to buy a BMW or a Mercedes. I'm just not. I'm not their customer. That doesn't make their cars wrong. What I hear in this thread are the "not Apple customers" showing yet again they are "not Apple customers". Apple is no more concerned about folks like you not wanting their products than BMW or Mercedes cares about me. Apple caters to it's own base.
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