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Google's New Nexus 7 Fails to Attract iPad Owners

samcraig said:
Well since I didn't pre-order - you are correct. But that doesn't mean I'm not getting one. How you can make such an absurd comment as that I won't be getting one anytime soon is beyond me.
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People who are planning to get one soon generally don't talk in hypotheticals like you did:

I have an iPad. If I got a Nexus 7 - I wouldn't trade mine in.
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Note you didn't speculate about what you are planning to do, but what you would do. So, no, it's not absurd to glean from that you aren't getting one any time soon. Are you planning on it? If so, I stand corrected. Now, quit with the hyperbolic nonsense.

Clearly you and I have different opinions on what facts are being present by the misleading headline and article. You're free to evaluate it how you want. As am I.
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Yes, you're free to blow something completely out of proportion. The article is factual, the headline summarizes the article. Why so uptight?
 
Hmm, never heard of Gazelle before.

Regardless, I don't blame them for wanting to upgrade. The new Nexus 7 is the best non-10in tablet.

Yes, better than the iPad Mini with the iPad 2 screen resolution.
 
Going from an iPad to a Nexus 7 would be a downgrade. It was a huge mistake buying the first gen N7 last summer. It's really a POS tablet. Completely overrated...
 
A bezel isn't all that bad, I had a GN2 which has a thin bezel, being a phone and all, I often find myself accidentally touching the screen unintentionally. The iPad has a bit of bezel but I don't accidentally touch the screen unintentionally. Thin bezel makes the device harder to hold..
 
cdmoore74 said:
Push their gear against Apple??? Google has made the Apple experience better by bringing out iOS apps such as maps to save Apple from themselves. And what about that Chromecast dongle which they demoed yesterday on Apple phones and computers? It is rare to have Google badmouth Apple during a live demonstration. So far Google has showed nothing but love for Apple and it's users. On the other hand potshots are taken at Google during key Apple announcements; very classy indeed.
The Nexus tablet is just a vehicle to get you buying/using Google products. Do you really blame Google for making a premium tablet that aims to be better than the iPad at a decent cost? Blame Apple for not making a better tablet then the Nexus. That's who you should be mad at.
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That's absolutely right. They're out to push their gear against Apple. And Google has certainly taken potshots at Apple.

And Doyle seriously think Google created maps for Apple to "save Apple from themselves?" Yeah, right. How do you explain the fact that there was no turn-by-turn or vector maps until Apple Maps came out, along with rumors indicating that Google refused to allow Apple to implement those features without concessions? How is that showing "nothing but love for Apple and its users?"

Google wants in on the iOS cash generating machine. They had that when the maps partnership with Apple. They scrambled to get their app in the App Store when Apple stopped using their backend. And trust me, they sure did take potshots at Apple.
 
Brittany246 said:
Going from an iPad to a Nexus 7 would be a downgrade. It was a huge mistake buying the first gen N7 last summer. It's really a POS tablet. Completely overrated...
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Going to a cheaper device is a downgrade? Come on now - can't be, can it?
 
Specs

I never understand why people always introduce Android devices with specs like CPU speed and amount of RAM ... It's so like a PC back in the 90's.
 
Thats one cute tablet, oh wait, its got a really big head or bezel :confused: :D

google, thanks for releasing this before the Retina mini, now apple knows what to do ;)
 
benpatient said:
This is why people make fun of apple apologists.

Most of what you are calling "bezel" is the bottom and top menubars on the screen.

See this image:

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ipad mini on left, new nexus 7 on right. adjusted contrast so you can see where the screen stops and the bexel begins. Side bezels are nearly identical. I feel like I should point out that the Nexus on the right has twice the DPI of the ipad mini next to it, and an extra 1.2 million pixels of real estate. But yeah, go ahead and talk about how clunky it is compared to the ipad.
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Dude, I have seen them side by side and I have tried them (iPad mini and the actual gen N7, not this new one). That thing is pure ugly. Actual screen is smaller, bezels are thicker!

And here in Apple related rumors forum you are surprised that it is not being liked so much??
 
Just because Gazelle didn't get any takers on their site does not mean iPad owners aren't interested. I own an iPad mini, and I'm actually interested. Meaning, I might get one to go with my iPad mini, not to replace it. I sold my first gen Nexus 7 to get my mini and glad I did so, but there's some things that Apple doesn't offer that the geek in me wants to tinker with (NFC). It's clear I'm all Apple, and I'm only digging deeper into this abyss......

I'm a gadget geek, and I've done the iStuff/Android dance back and forth too many times. I've decided to have a sordid affair and just have both. I'm married to Apple, but having an affair with green men sometimes :D
 
BvizioN said:
Dude, I have seen them side by side and I have tried them (iPad mini and the actual gen N7, not this new one). That thing is pure ugly. Actual screen is smaller, bezels are thicker!

And here in Apple related rumors forum you are surprised that it is not being liked so much??
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oh wow, you tried the original n7? wow. note that the picture above is of the new n7, which has exactly the bezel it looks to have in that picture. nothing was changed on the photo except the levels curve.

i've owned one for the last 6 months and it has replaced my non-work mac laptop completely. last time the macbook got awoken was when i needed the firewire port to save my mac pro via target disk mode.

everyone in my family has ipads. none of them use them for much of anything...after the first 3-6 months, they get handed off to the kids and turn into portable minecraft players with the occasional angry birds or temple run.
 
Technarchy said:
Bezel-ishes. Looks like ass, and even seeing the scrolling in the hands on vids looks laggy.

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Well the bezels on the side aren't that big, however the bezels on the top and bottom remind me of the gigantic ones on the iPhone :cool:

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BigJayhawk said:
"Never LOOKING back" would be NOT hanging around the MacRumors site checking out the iStuff posts. If you were posting this on a Windoze Phone site then you'd be SLIGHTLY more believable.

:eek:
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Do you really expect people to value your comments if you have to resort to childish name calling? I'm pretty sure you'd assume I have nothing of value to add to a discussion if I started my comment with "OmGz! TeH Crapple R Teh Suckzzzorz!"
 
gotluck said:
i guess.. stickiness to me means the consumer not wanting/ not able to leave the ecosystem.
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In my case, its more of "not wanting" rather than not being able. I could always change iCloud for other systems, most apps are now available in other platforms, but the ecosystem at Apple works just well.
 
Dr McKay said:
Do you really expect people to value your comments if you have to resort to childish name calling? I'm pretty sure you'd assume I have nothing of value to add to a discussion if I started my comment with "OmGz! TeH Crapple R Teh Suckzzzorz!"
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You are right about his comment and his name calling but I am sorry to say that he does have a point. You are actually looking back. But hey... its all just normal.

And you are right about the bezels of the iPhone. They are far too thick for a smartphone. One thing I wish Apple would change on their iPhone 6 and make these bezels thinner.
 
BvizioN said:
You are right about his comment and his name calling but I am sorry to say that he does have a point. You are actually looking back. But hey... its all just normal.

And you are right about the bezels of the iPhone. They are far too thick for a smartphone. One thing I wish Apple would change on their iPhone 6 and make these bezels thinner.
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Im not disputing he has a point, I just feel people who resort to name calling come across as immature and heavily biased.
 
bb426 said:
And why the hell is the bezel 2x3 feet?
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regardless of the OS, I think that some bezel is necessary to handle the device comfortably - perhaps this one is too big, can't tell until I handle it personally... but IMO the iPad's bezel is just the right size on the top and bottom, and perhaps a bit small on the sides....

I don't understand why some people (not you necessarily) argue for smaller bezels in each new model. As much as I care for design and aesthetics, a bezel-less iPad would be a real pita to handle...
 
In truth the Nexus 7 is only really competing with the iPad Mini and not the large slab of cheese iPad, which kind of makes sense. Anyhow for a budget tablet the Nexus really doesn't look that bad and is certainly better than the current Mini, which will hopefully be seeing an upgrade soon.
 
There is no good reason for me to own a nexus 7. Nothing groundbreaking here, this is no surprise to me.
 
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