deftdrummer
iPF Noob
Ok now I'm going to chime in with a little more backed up opinion and my thoughts on these two.
I considered the Xoom for all about 10 minutes but then decided to go with what has the higher number of apps and market share at this point, it's really that simple at this stage in the game.
Do I think iPad 2 is the best period? No, but this is an investment and I think a lot of people are interested in making the best one at this point - a rare similarity shared between the ipad and a PC that likely won't change soon.
On the other hand, I also just jumped ship from my Motorola Droid X in the last few days for a number of factors. It's not that it was a bad phone per se, but I guess for a nerd like me the tables are turning on what I once thought Android was capable of.
At this point in time I am thoroughly convinced that Google has spread its productivity efforts too thin. Instead of focusing on the quality (something I thought they'd eventually spend some decent time with) Google is unrelenting in trying out beta products instead of making the core apps the best that they can be. Instead Google wants to show off new "tricks" if you will.
The question is, what types of guarantees are the end users getting? I can tell you the first wave of let downs came through the native Blockbuster app built into the DX that didn't even work from the get go, not even for reviewers. Not to mention it was dead on arrival with its overpriced movie rentals. Great game changing feature baked in, but poorly implemented.
I've witnessed the same thing with the HDMI video out which was supposed to "elevate" Android to the next level, but failed because the processors had trouble pushing dual displays until recently.
So now that the next wave of hardware is in with the LTE HTC Thunderboldt screaming loudly about broadband 4G video chats, I tried that tonight with my brother on his brand new Thunderboldt.
Again, I was let down because HTC, Motorola, Whoever, it doesn't matter at this point - keep building in the hardware when there is no foreseeable software in sight that closes the loop. This time I am talking about front facing video chat being fully realized in the Android world. Again, nice in theory, but poorly implemented with no backup plan on the Thunderboldt. Gotta love how HTC throws you to the wolves from day one, leaving developers (who are increasingly getting pissed at Google) to fill the gaps.
So what do I take away from all this? That most users are right when they say that Android simply is the Windows of the smartphone world: Huge marketshare, but not enough retained control over the platform to mitigate the downsides users experience from day one. Will this change any time soon? Not likely as long as Apple exists.
Sorry this was so seemingly related to the smartphone world but it really is one in the same, with the exception that the things that happened with smartphones simply cannot be allowed to happen with Tablets or it will be all downhill for Android once again in terms of hardware reliability and software offerings.
If Qik's video conferencing options (catered to each specific video capable phone) is any indication, Android is in for a bumpy ride with their tablet offerings.
Think you can change my mind? Open to input.
I considered the Xoom for all about 10 minutes but then decided to go with what has the higher number of apps and market share at this point, it's really that simple at this stage in the game.
Do I think iPad 2 is the best period? No, but this is an investment and I think a lot of people are interested in making the best one at this point - a rare similarity shared between the ipad and a PC that likely won't change soon.
On the other hand, I also just jumped ship from my Motorola Droid X in the last few days for a number of factors. It's not that it was a bad phone per se, but I guess for a nerd like me the tables are turning on what I once thought Android was capable of.
At this point in time I am thoroughly convinced that Google has spread its productivity efforts too thin. Instead of focusing on the quality (something I thought they'd eventually spend some decent time with) Google is unrelenting in trying out beta products instead of making the core apps the best that they can be. Instead Google wants to show off new "tricks" if you will.
The question is, what types of guarantees are the end users getting? I can tell you the first wave of let downs came through the native Blockbuster app built into the DX that didn't even work from the get go, not even for reviewers. Not to mention it was dead on arrival with its overpriced movie rentals. Great game changing feature baked in, but poorly implemented.
I've witnessed the same thing with the HDMI video out which was supposed to "elevate" Android to the next level, but failed because the processors had trouble pushing dual displays until recently.
So now that the next wave of hardware is in with the LTE HTC Thunderboldt screaming loudly about broadband 4G video chats, I tried that tonight with my brother on his brand new Thunderboldt.
Again, I was let down because HTC, Motorola, Whoever, it doesn't matter at this point - keep building in the hardware when there is no foreseeable software in sight that closes the loop. This time I am talking about front facing video chat being fully realized in the Android world. Again, nice in theory, but poorly implemented with no backup plan on the Thunderboldt. Gotta love how HTC throws you to the wolves from day one, leaving developers (who are increasingly getting pissed at Google) to fill the gaps.
So what do I take away from all this? That most users are right when they say that Android simply is the Windows of the smartphone world: Huge marketshare, but not enough retained control over the platform to mitigate the downsides users experience from day one. Will this change any time soon? Not likely as long as Apple exists.
Sorry this was so seemingly related to the smartphone world but it really is one in the same, with the exception that the things that happened with smartphones simply cannot be allowed to happen with Tablets or it will be all downhill for Android once again in terms of hardware reliability and software offerings.
If Qik's video conferencing options (catered to each specific video capable phone) is any indication, Android is in for a bumpy ride with their tablet offerings.
Think you can change my mind? Open to input.
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