Yeah, not sure what version of WebKit that HP is using, but it blows compared to iOS and even Lion
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Yeah, not sure what version of WebKit that HP is using, but it blows compared to iOS and even Lion
Something going on here I don't understand.
That first image kind of put you off sex for a while
I think you are kind of Borderline at this point.
This is not a competition, definitely not a race. It's more like a Marathon.
No need to offend anyone just due to a different Tablet preference.
LOL! I like how they are waiting to compete with iPad3. Awesome attack plan!
Ballmer on Tablets: We're Coming Full Guns
http://mashable.com/2010/07/30/ballmer-tablets-2/
make no doubt about it man... Android is a SERIOUS COMPETITOR(for phones)... i saw reports that they had a higher market share/etc than apple earlier this year... due to putting multiple devices on all networks...
apple cannot continue to release 1 phone every 12-15 months... when android puts out 2-3 every 4 months
Android is pretty much every bit as technologically sound as apple..
android a very scary competitor... with the exception of their customized OS's on various devices..
android proved something... give the customers MORE choices, stylish hardware and the popular features, and they could care less about a dominant brand or hardware brand
My main concern with Android devices, just as with Windows Mobile and Symbian, etc. since the past, has been with the manufacturer abandoning their older devices, or not providing enough updates and upgrades.
And Nokia, HTC, Sony-Ericsson have proven to me that their commitment to their current models will not really last much.
Competition is good, you wanna know why? Just look at iOS 5 for the most glaring view at what competition has done to Apple. Also look at the LTE rumors as of late to see what competition has or is doing... Before this it seemed apple was moving at their own pace, giving incremental upgrade here and there...
Now that android is whoopin azz, they much one up on nearly every flaw faster than they have in the past!
Now that android is whoopin azz, they much one up on nearly every flaw faster than they have in the past!
This says it all right here:
HP's price cut may not be having the desired effect, however, as reports coming in from retailers suggest that consumers are continuing to hold off in hopes that prices drop even further.
If consumers would hold off on buying Apple products, then Apple wouldn't be allowed to charge so much for their stuff... but alas, everyone runs down, waits in line, and continues to fuel the greed that has allowed Apple to turn into the giant that it is today.
HP's price cut may not be having the desired effect, however, as reports coming in from retailers suggest that consumers are continuing to hold off in hopes that prices drop even further.
If consumers would hold off on buying Apple products, then Apple wouldn't be allowed to charge so much for their stuff... but alas, everyone runs down, waits in line, and continues to fuel the greed that has allowed Apple to turn into the giant that it is today.
I personally don't understand all the love for WebOS or others. Splashy screens that show my local weather with a nice clock, and have a cool interface are irrelevant when I am in my App. If I am editing a video, playing Angry Birds or typing a document, I'm not concerned with the OS. Make it clean, simple, efficient and a power miser. It is about the Apps, how smoothly they run, how many they are, how easy it is to purchase them and how simple it is to cross-platform them from Touch, to phone to iPad. Apple gets it; it's the infrastructure and clean simple and effective interface that my 80-year-old dad or a 5 year old can use.
THIS...
iOS 5.0 is a huge indicator that apple is trying to at least stay as competitive as they can a/g Android OS development
widgets, ROM/customizations and multitasking were a huge win with the customers for android...those years of apple just making small changes in the OS are long gone...
notification center?, in app notifications?! lock screen app summary/highlights... just to name a few
hopefully 2011 was a big wakeup call for apple.. they need a stronger/aggressive iOS os development strategy
Is that what that is? Geez, I've heard that annoying "Let me entertain you..." jingle commercial a dozen times since breakfast this morning. Still wasn't sure what tablet they were selling.
Which, I think, is part of the problem with all the other tablets. They look like an iPad, they're priced about the same as an iPad, but they aren't an iPad. If you're going to sell knockoffs (I'm not saying they actually are knockoffs, but I think that's how the consumer probably sees them) you have to sell them at a greatly reduced price. Otherwise, why wouldn't I just buy an iPad?
I wonder if Apple has a rule that all their devices have to be running the latest release? Because I notice that none of the other tablets were running latests releases. They seem to run whatever they came with. In the TouchPads case, that is bad, cause 3.0 isn't all that great.
How many times have we heard that before?
"wait until the xoom comes"
"wait till galaxy tab comes"
"wait till touchpad comes"
"just wait until __________ (insert new tablet that is about to be released) comes"
Ipad dominates, and will continue to do so..
Exactly. In markets where the true cost of good isn't hidden by phone contracts, Apple clearly wins.
You forgot the HP Slate, aka HP's late. Or dell streak, etc.
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I tried a touched in store. it seemed descent although I am not sold on two things. one is card view being the main view. they need a desktop like Android with a separate gesture to enter card mode. also the ripples around your finger presses are very irritating. I am sure you can turn this off but it is stupid in the first place as I can clearly see where my finger is and feel when it touches the screen. I don't need the ripple to let me know. also it is thiclet than an iPad and heavier and feels like junk due to its smooth plastic back. pc makers are stupid and HP is no exception. just look at the laptops they ate selling with touched that feel horrible, and are shifted so you have to reach across your body to use it. anything comparable in quality to a MAC costs more like the HP envy.
I tried a touched in store. it seemed descent although I am not sold on two things. one is card view being the main view. they need a desktop like Android with a separate gesture to enter card mode. also the ripples around your finger presses are very irritating. I am sure you can turn this off but it is stupid in the first place as I can clearly see where my finger is and feel when it touches the screen. I don't need the ripple to let me know. also it is thiclet than an iPad and heavier and feels like junk due to its smooth plastic back. pc makers are stupid and HP is no exception. just look at the laptops they ate selling with touched that feel horrible, and are shifted so you have to reach across your body to use it. anything comparable in quality to a MAC costs more like the HP envy.
Google doesn't charge for Android. if they did the handsets would all be more expensive and people wouldn't be buying them.
Why not? They have the bestselling phone in the world. They are gaining market share with a year old phone (with massively publicized antenna issues). The key factor in why they don't have higher market share is not Android. It's manufacturing capacity!
You forgot the most important factors. More carriers. Lower prices.
That is a huge part of its appeal - the responsiveness and the fact that is so obvious how things work.
I frequent a lot of our local phone/computer stores fairly regularly and it is so interesting to watch people trying these things out.
None have the iPad's accessibility and some are downright obtuse (the Playbook). None have the same consistency of response (the difference in speed between scrolling horizontally and vertically on Android for instance).
The Touchpad is just plain sad - a gorgeous OS ruined by being launched half tested and with pathetic app support. I cry when I think of ho wI loved the Pre when I first tried one.
