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HTC: No iPad Rival Soon
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/3421...pad-rival-soon
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07-10-2010, 02:11 PM | #2 |
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I wouldn't be surprised if HTC wait until google opens up the market place for larger screen devices, it will be much easier to bring products to the market more quickly if you don't have to mess around building your own store like most of the others seem to have to do currently.
I think his current comments are hiding their true intentions because after all they don't mind competing in the crowded arena of android mobile phones. |
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07-10-2010, 11:17 PM | #3 | |
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I know my own interest in an Android tablet waned considerably when I discovered they won't have Market access. |
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07-11-2010, 07:46 AM | #4 | |
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So I think I'd interpret the HTC statement too literally, but something more along the lines of:
The revolution here isn't really with eReaders or smartphones or tablets, it's with portable computers with different screen sizes and decent battery life that you don't have to be a techie to understand or operate. Last edited by pwjone1; 07-11-2010 at 07:48 AM. Reason: Munged a sentence |
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07-11-2010, 07:55 AM | #5 |
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Content, people, content...
It's what propelled the iPod and now the iPad. Sony followed suit and managed to get fair success with the Reader as did the Kindle and others. None would have reached success on its own without a use of its own... |
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07-11-2010, 08:22 AM | #6 |
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What we don't need is more reader locked stores !
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07-11-2010, 09:29 AM | #7 |
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There are stores out there that will gladly associate with readers of all kind. Take for example the association of SmashWords, BooksOnBoard with Stanza. A Stanza app is available for the iPad and smart phones. A new tablet like the probable HTC tablet would suffer without such an association. It will have to choose a market into which to evolve first.
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07-11-2010, 09:47 AM | #8 |
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Yep, but what I mean is a reader, as they were once upon a time, could read mobi, ePub etc from which ever store would sell the book - then along came Kindle and the link to Amazon, now iPad with Apple. Yes you can get an app - but originally it wasn't needed....
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I prefer Stanza too. |
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I went into the local Apple store and asked about whether the iPad/iBooks was restricted and I was told yes by one of the 'experts. Are those apps free ? The Times (UK) has a monthly fee to use it |
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07-11-2010, 10:03 AM | #11 |
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Btw. iBooks does not come on board the iPad. It's an app like any other that you have to load. But all are free.
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iBooks is geographically restricted. That's mostly why it's not the preferred choice.
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yes I knew that ... just wasn't sure about the others you mentioned. Still a book on my two readers and I can read without having to download anything 'special'. wouldn't stop me getting an iPad, though, if need arose ..... (and price came down......) |
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Price is a concern but it's almost the same as purchasing an iPhone. This is why I recommend buying the 3G. The iPad gains everything when surfing the web out there, anywhere. That is what convinced me. It came as an epiphany when I replied to a thread here standing in line. I thought it would be awkward to do, but no! Typing with thumbs is adequate enough.
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iBooks (Apple bookstore) Kindle (Amazon) B&N Borders Kobo Stanza (with a variety of book stores and free sources) All are available for free download. |
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