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Originally Posted by haertig
This new Walmart tablet sounds like it might be most appealing to the following group:
People who run Linux, Android, have Raspberry Pi's, are developers/programmers themselves, run 3rd party firmware on their routers, are surrounded by half a dozen different computers and servers as they post on MobileRead, etc. In other words: people who like to be in control of their stuff, and would sacrifice interface presentation and polish for low level access, control and functionality.
This Walmart tablet sounds (slightly) less appealing than the Fire tablet for Windows users and iOS users.
Sometimes it's nice to have a tablet "that just works" (get an iPad). And sometimes it's nice to have a tablet you can fiddle with to make it work just like you want it to, not like some other developer wants it to (get plain-Jane Android or Linux). If you've got to "fiddle with it", it will (should) come at a much lower price than the "just works" option.
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I don't know about that. I'm looking to send my mom yet another tablet (I've learned to just buy cheap ones because invariably they are lost or broken, left on the floor, dropped in the washing machine...)
I'd buy her this tablet over a Fire tablet. Mom doesn't have a Prime account and if you aren't a heavy Amazon customer, Fires are just uglier Android tablets with lots of tacky ads. For their price, they have a nicer build quality than most competitors. But they are hampered by Fire OS.
In my experience, Android 'just works.' A Chrome OS tablet might be nice as well. She's seemed to like her Chromebooks well enough until she breaks them...