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Official Viewsonic set the record straight about "Gtablet Support" or did they?
Was led to a video on youtube caught on ces 2011.
By the sound of the representive there, it seems as viewsonic will no longer support the Gtablet, but there own viewpad 10s tablet which they will sell and support. And as meantioned in the video the Gtablet will be supported and sold by US merchant.
Just thought I give an insight. So please feel free to disscussed further on this topic.
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This was posted on youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UobzkW6iV28
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Viewsonic answers and sets the record straight!
Posted by officialviewsonic:
See what happens when I go to CES?!
Glad there's so much discussion about the G-Tablet. Let me try to help resolve some of the confusion...
We now have 4 full-sized tablets we've introduced.
G-Tablet you all know
ViewPad 7 - 7 inch Qualcom Processor running Froyo. 3G and voice ready (integrated SIM)
ViewPad 10 - 10 inch Dual Boot Win 7 / Android 1.6 (soon to be higher)
ViewPad 10S - Tegra II -based Froyo device
First, let me make one thing clear: ALL PRODUCTS HAVE FULL SUPPORT. The G-Tablet has a different support line mainly due to its more retail/end-user distribution. That line is managed by USMerchants, hence our sales rep's comments.
The G-Tablet is not going away. We have an OTA upgrade scheduled for later this week, and are looking at different OS loads on it (hint hint).
Google does not support Google Mobile Services or the Android App Store on any 10" tablet running Froyo. Adobe does not support Flash on any 10" Tegra II Tablet running Froyo.
While we originally were launching the 10S only in Europe and Russia, we are now considering bringing it to the Americas as well.
We have many more Tablets in different configurations and sizes in the works, so you'll continue to see great things from us.
Thank you all for your continued interest and support for our products. I'll keep you updated!
And while Viewsonic will only support the 10s it still will not have the marketplace installed....smh...hrmmmmmm
The device has always been purchased through US Merchants and supported through both entities (when all is said and done). Viewsonic mainly had a hands-off approach to the G all along. This marketing lady sums up what is going on. The G was a stepping stone for them and just to get a place in the market (with less than good results).
Not seeing how much has changed, but since this device has Viewsonic's name on it, they will have to support it. Too much bad press on top of the already bad press would be too much rick for them. Seems only difference is an HDMI port and probably higher price.
dezufnoC said:
And while Viewsonic will only support the 10s it still will not have the marketplace installed....smh...hrmmmmmm
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Yes and no meantion of flash. Since they stated on their site that it would be by late jan. Will pending certification from adobe that is.
Interesting. Looks identical device.
Your correct they do have that big logo on the rear of our Gtablets. lol So lets see what happens... hopefully they will honor the support and not push us to US merchant.
Yes the price could be higher only b/cus the rep laughed hoping it could be the same price as the Gtablet lol. Also no Tap n tap.
rushless said:
The device has always been purchased through US Merchants and supported through both entities (when all is said and done). Viewsonic mainly had a hands-off approach to the G all along. This marketing lady sums up what is going on. The G was a stepping stone for them and just to get a place in the market (with less than good results).
Not seeing how much has changed, but since this device has Viewsonic's name on it, they will have to support it. Too much bad press on top of the already bad press would be too much rick for them. Seems only difference is an HDMI port and probably higher price.
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sam96_77 said:
Interesting. Looks identical device.
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These are the specs they are showing us as of late:
Android 2.2 OS
10.1" Capacitive multi-touch
1024x600 Resolution
1GHz, 512MB ROM
512MB RAM
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR (Optional 3G)
Webcam 1.3MP
G-sensor
USB, Micro SD (32GB Max), HDMI, headphone
XDA support
The G tablet will be sold by US Merchants, but the true support comes from XDA and the team of Devs who make this device what it is! This makes me think Gingerbread and Honeycomb will only be brought to the G tab if XDA makes it happen....
So true. I don't really think about Viewsonic anymore when I am using my gTablet. Like others have said, if the dev community here at xda had not stepped up to make these fantastic roms for this tablet I would have returned it to the store long ago.
Any piece of electronics I purchase I buy fully knowing that it will become outdated very quickly. So I will enjoy my gTablet for as long as the guys here at xda cook things up for it. When these guys move onto other great tablets I may purchase one of those at that time.
But until then, I have a great tablet running a great custom rom and I will continue to get great use out of it everyday.
Couldn't agree more.... Roebeet, Gojimi, Rothnic and all the others who have contributed here on XDA made the tablet fast and stable. I say as long as we have them. Im ok with that. I'll just theme them up lol.
This may seem like a dumb question, but do any of these guys have donate paypal accounts or something of that nature? They do all this work on these roms, with many people like myself reaping the benefits without really contributing. I would like to give something back other than my feedback when something works or doesnt work.
That being said, I do not regret my purchase of this device and I did it knowing that xda devs were on it. If viewsonic is smart, they would employ the devs here and keep this piece alive. It really is a good, solid device with good hardware.
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If the support issue turns out this way, it will be the second time I got screwed up by Viewsonic Support. And it will definitely be the last time.
What sort of support from Viewsonic have any of you been accustom to or dependent on for the g-tab?
Your support is right here on XDA.
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This may seem like a dumb question, but do any of these guys have donate paypal accounts or something of that nature? They do all this work on these roms, with many people like myself reaping the benefits without really contributing. I would like to give something back other than my feedback when something works or doesnt work.
That being said, I do not regret my purchase of this device and I did it knowing that xda devs were on it. If viewsonic is smart, they would employ the devs here and keep this piece alive. It really is a good, solid device with good hardware.
Sent from my GTablet-TnT-Lite using Tapatalk
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If an developer accepts donation you can see the "Donate to me" button which can be seen in any of their postings above the Avatar (left hand side).
If it was not for Devs here mine would be back in store. In fact if I wanna know if the g-tablet will get updated to honeycomb I don't ask viewsonic rather I tweet bekit, reobeet and company. I have more faith on the guys here at xda then any other company that includes galaxy s carriers and manufacturers.
You guys rock
Agreement
As a newbie to Android I look at the xda site here everyday, sometimes twice just to see what amazing stuff these guys come up with for the gtablet......from a newbie to the guys developing stuff for the trablet that I love......thanks
IMHO... viewsonic adding the xda link to their site was the best think they've done as for the gtablet. Especially for those unaware that we have a dev team enhancing our tablets to a point where we can say wow.
I can't express enough how excited I am about how the devs modified our tablets to work as it should of out of the box.
I for one and I know many will agree that we are NOW happy with our gtablets.
Thanks dev team!
Viewsonic are probably quietly hoping that the devs will fix their 10s when that comes out too!
I'm not too worried about it. All we need is a dump of whatever firmware they end up with on the 10s, and it might be fairly easy to port over. One good thing about the Tegra is APX mode - allows us to take more risks.
Gojimi is working on his Gingerbread rig, Bekit on dealing with cm7, Pershoot and the kernel devs are amazing us with their customized kernels and Rothnic is popping out updates to his mods all the time. Things are alive and well, here.
Heck, we might have an Eve port one day. :O
S2W said:
IMHO... viewsonic adding the xda link to their site was the best think they've done as for the gtablet. Especially for those unaware that we have a dev team enhancing our tablets to a point where we can say wow.
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On the other hand they will not hesitate to void the warranty of any tablet that has XDA stuff on it.
Im buying the new transformer prime... but about 4 days ago i was heading out the door to buy an ipad 2 before a friend showed me this great device. So far in the last 4 days since i heard of this tablet ive told 20 different people about this and NO ONE knows about it, NO ONE!! not a soul, and who can blame them?
there's no commercials, there's almost no add campaign at all... there's not even a solid release date yet!!
im finding it hard to make an investment in this company.
I won't get into how much money Apple dunks into marketing their products. This all comes down to how much more they will gain by dumping millions on advertising it. Will they make 10x profit compared to the cost? If they can't get a good estimate, then most company chooses to just let online "press" and retailers advertise in their stead. See how it goes and promote it further. Most people learn about products on TV and the Internet, but what makes them want to buy a product is from knowing someone that owns it or have experienced it first hand. There's no reason for a corporation to invest in marketing a product if it is not a 100% sure hit. It has something to do with corporate decisions.
The EeePad Transformer was a pretty good device with AWESOME support. That is what Asus does. I can verify that is what Asus does best; slow at getting customers, but keeps them forever because they stay behind their products. If you ever purchase their video cards, or other hardware, you will find that Asus will treat you like family.
Apple may have good Customer Support but that lasts how long? 90 days without a warranty?
But also, this is a new product as its not just another Tablet. While current Transformer users love the product, it does seem a little unusual. The Transformer line-up will become a pretty big thing in the next few years I'm sure.
I was surprised that in a group of 20 people 2 recognised Asus Transformer for what it was and no one called it iPad. It was in Poland. I don't know if there were advertisements in TV for it or sth. It's in most big shops though, maybe people know it from their ad flyers (I don't know how it's called - ads for big stores that are left on your front door with information about new promotions).
Android tablets suffer from hardware-war. But the thing is that majority of consumers are mainly interested in CONTENT, not the device and its hardware. This is why Amazon Kindle jumped amazingly fast in sales even though their custom skin for Android and hardware of the device are relatively lacklustre.
Android makers mainly battle with their features and hardware. But that's not the way to make an impact.
I understand word of mouth is a great way to sell products, but since no one i know has ever heard of this thing, i got lucky that some random xbl friend happened to know about it. I find it hard to beleave that ASUS is a marketing geniuses that is using a unique marketing trick which is the opposite of what everyone else does.
Apple has everyone brain washed, including me a little while ago, and thats what ASUS should be striving for.. not hide in the shadows and let the fans do the selling.
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I understand word of mouth is a great way to sell products, but since no one i know has ever heard of this thing, i got lucky that some random xbl friend happened to know about it. I find it hard to beleave that ASUS is a marketing geniuses that is using a unique marketing trick which is the opposite of what everyone else does.
Apple has everyone brain washed, including me a little while ago, and thats what ASUS should be striving for.. not hide in the shadows and let the fans do the selling.
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I don't think anyone's trying to argue that Asus is a marketing genius. But they don't have anywhere close to Apple's financial resources. So instead of a billion dollar ad campaign, they spend that money on developing and continuously supporting their products. Apple may have people brainwashed, but Asus doesn't need to resort to that, as their products speak for themselves.
And if you look at the release of the Transformer 1, which sold much faster than it could be produced initially (and it looks like the same might be the case for the TF2), you can see they must be doing something right.
Thank god I won't have to see a billion other people holding the same device as me. I want to throw up when I see everyone on the bus using the same iPhone.
xTRICKYxx said:
Apple may have good Customer Support but that lasts how long? 90 days without a warranty?
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Just wanted to clarify that Apple products have a 1 year warranty included, and you can just drive to an Apple store to get it serviced, and not having to pay to RMA your products by mailing it and wait...
I've been thinking about this tablet, and it's release date wondering why it's not out yet.
All I can think of is
1) Want to get rid of inventory of TF101's
or
2) Really want to wait to get the ICS out with the tablet. Because it significantly increases the performance of the Tegra 3 quad core tablet. Maybe, if they release with Honeycomb, and the Quad core is slightly better performance than Dual core, they look overpriced, and low benchmarks get circulated around the web.
Both are pure speculation without but there has to be some reason it's not out yet.
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Just wanted to clarify that Apple products have a 1 year warranty included, and you can just drive to an Apple store to get it serviced, and not having to pay to RMA your products by mailing it and wait...
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..and have to deal with an Apple Store Genius. I've seen many smarmy Apple users, but these "Geniuses" take it to a new level... No thanks.
They remind me of the "Santa's helper Elves" in A Christmas Story (yeah, the one with Ralphie).
They re definitly waiting for ICS to launch the Prime. And they are right to do so. don't ship an unfinished product, especialy when hopes and demands are so high about it.
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I've been thinking about this tablet, and it's release date wondering why it's not out yet.
All I can think of is
1) Want to get rid of inventory of TF101's
or
2) Really want to wait to get the ICS out with the tablet. Because it significantly increases the performance of the Tegra 3 quad core tablet. Maybe, if they release with Honeycomb, and the Quad core is slightly better performance than Dual core, they look overpriced, and low benchmarks get circulated around the web.
Both are pure speculation without but there has to be some reason it's not out yet.
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Or they want to be sure they have plenty of stock, and that stock it where it's supposed to go, before releasing it. I imagine there's a lot of demand, and more places than ever wanting to sell it. Logistically, it's a lot of work.
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Or they want to be sure they have plenty of stock, and that stock it where it's supposed to go, before releasing it. I imagine there's a lot of demand, and more places than ever wanting to sell it. Logistically, it's a lot of work.
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This is what I'm thinking is the case. The first time around, the TF101 was back-ordered for weeks and the dock didn't launch for a month after the tablet. This is not a fun situation to be in for the company or consumers. I'm sure that not being able to meet demand takes a toll on potential sales.
That said, it is also possible that they are wanting to deliver what had been rumored, since it was within their abilities to do. The tech blogs were making a lot of noise at the end of last month, beginning of this month about the Prime as being the first Tegra 3 and first ICS tablet to market. It does not seem out of the question that Asus would try to live up to the rumors if possible, especially while trying to justify a higher price-point than the original.
well this is making me feel better about ASUS, but my last argument is more of a nuh-uhh then anything else. I still say, even if they lack the resources there should be some small add campaign, a release date, internet adds. I was extremely lucky to find this product.
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Just wanted to clarify that Apple products have a 1 year warranty included, and you can just drive to an Apple store to get it serviced, and not having to pay to RMA your products by mailing it and wait...
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To be fair, Asus has service centers all over their home country Taiwan that are similar to Apple's genius bars.
I think it's just because Asus is based in Taiwan that we don't see much of their advertising and great service. They seem to focus most of their efforts in their home country. If you go look around there you'll see Asus ads everywhere.
Just because they don't advertise; makes it a bad product. Most people buy IOS devices because they simply aren't geekish and just want a device that works ,(Not counting the ever annoying and ignorant iSheep/iFanboys).
What i love about Asus, is that the products speak for themselves.
I remember when the HTC Evo 4G had been announced but not yet released... and everyone was clamoring and *****ing, wondering why HTC & Sprint didn't bother with any pre-release advertising and hype. And look, it went to become one of the more popular Android offerings in recent history.
Don't sweat it...
Guys here in the US the Prime is 100% sold out on Amazon, has been since 48 hours from being made available. Doesn't matter if it has commercials or not, it's already making money and isn't even on shelves.
kristovaher said:
Android tablets suffer from hardware-war. But the thing is that majority of consumers are mainly interested in CONTENT, not the device and its hardware. This is why Amazon Kindle jumped amazingly fast in sales even though their custom skin for Android and hardware of the device are relatively lacklustre.
Android makers mainly battle with their features and hardware. But that's not the way to make an impact.
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Tegra 3 is better than the A5 Chip.
The GPU in Tegra 3 is actually better than the SGX543, but its 2 GPU not one which is why its benchmark is higher, if you half the score in GLBenchmark for iPad 2 you see that Tegra 3 is btter. So hardware Android isnt far behind.
I am just coming off 2+ weeks of frustration with the Transformer Prime. I was lucky enough to get mine from Amazon so I returned for a full refund. Despite all the frustration, I realized that an android tablet is a handy gadget that I really would like to own. I am beginning the process of researching for my next purchase and now that I have dealt with Asus, I have a better idea of what I need to figure out before I make a purchase. I am looking into Acer and toshiba.
Can anyone who's owned an Toshiba tablet answer the following:
I have read Toshiba is coming out with the Excite. Anyone have any thoughts on it?
Do Toshiba products typically have good quality? Do they last?
How is Toshiba's RMA process? Do they require you to pay for shipping if the problem is due to manufacturer defect?
Is Toshiba customer service easy to work with?
How frequent does Toshiba provide firmware updates?
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Can anyone who's owned an Toshiba tablet answer the following:
I have read Toshiba is coming out with the Excite. Anyone have any thoughts on it?
Do Toshiba products typically have good quality? Do they last?
How is Toshiba's RMA process? Do they require you to pay for shipping if the problem is due to manufacturer defect?
Is Toshiba customer service easy to work with?
How frequent does Toshiba provide firmware updates?
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If these are important things for you, then you better do not buy a Toshiba tablet.
well, the construction quality is good, the talbet is very robust. Toshiba support is okay, but forget about firmware updates, our folio is officially still on froyo, thanks to the developers here we get ics 4.0
I cannot say I don't like my Toshiba, but I will never buy a Toshiba tablet again...
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Was also into the Prime but due to the many issues I gave the Toshiba Excite a try. It's my third day now with the "Excite" and so far I couldn't be any more happy with the overall performance.
GPS works like a charm with turn by turn navigation software. WiFi no problem, build quality feels great, lightweight and nice magnesium back plate.
Only worries so far is forum support (none yet?) and the lack of info and accessories from Toshiba homepage.
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I cannot say I don't like my Toshiba, but I will never buy a Toshiba tablet again...
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I do have to agree with this user. I'm lucky I got my Toshiba Folio for €100 (plus shipping and accessoires). It is pretty neat (especially after installing ICS pre-alpha) but mine still has issues such as on stock rom locking up frequently and not waking up from sleep.
If I were to buy a new tablet, I'd be looking at higher quality brands. The issues are relatively minor but they still distract me from the overall experience. But the main thing I got it for, it is doing well: Reading study books for university and internet
Folio vs Iconia
I have a Folio tablet from August 2011.
I think the quality of Folio is good but the software is the weak point.
The ROM from xda is the only reason because the tablet is usable.
nic333 said:
I have a Folio tablet from August 2011.
I think the quality of Folio is good but the software is the weak point.
The ROM from xda is the only reason because the tablet is usable.
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Not totally right, the Folio 100 is perfectly useable on foliostock 2.2.5.0131 even if its not Honeycomb or ICS... i got mine fore roughly 100€ tho it was a winwin on hardware side( how many tegra2 tab in 2010?) It can still compet with late 2011 early 2012 tab...
Ok the "lockdown" of this by Toshiba is a bit lame but thanks to the dev of cm and dexter.
What is a shame its seeing "discontinued" on custom roms thread T F 100 deserve more love!
(Not obsolet hardware full size usb host and hdmi lowered price what ask more)
Before we start this discussion, i'd just like to say that the devs are doing a brilliant job of bringing android flavours to the Touchpad and this discussion should in no way be a deterrent to them doing their work.
Is it just me or is the touchpad a neglected device in terms of development compared to other tablets? i.e. asus, samsung, htc.
There are a huge number of devs and a wide variety of custom ROMS, themed ROMS, ported ROMS, Mods the list goes on and on.
As far as I'm aware of the problems (feel free to correct me) the source for half the hardware hasn't been released (such as the webcam) etc etc. so it kind of makes it very very difficult if not impossible to experiment with different ROMS.
Yes some out there can say to me "buy a tablet that was meant to run android next time" fair enough. But is it alot to expect the same level of development as usual android tablets?
webOS is very lovely but it doesn't cut it for me in terms of customisation (even with some of the childish looking themes on preware). CM9 has its issues still with regards to not everything working yet, but even when it's complete i still miss simple conveniences like VPN and connect WiFi using WPS automatically to name a few.
So can we expect that kind of development? or is it too much to ask.
I doubt we'll have Samsung level development, but that's true of any non-Samsung device. Have no idea why they're so popular, but usually the size of their dev communities put others to shame.
As you've pointed out, we don't have all our hardware working right now. Between that and the fact that CM9 itself (as a whole, not just the TP Version) is incomplete, its no wonder there's only two or three roms. Many people make their roms using another as a base, be it a stock firmware (of which the TP obviously does not have) or CM. Since CM9 is in a constant state of flux, there's no solid base for the TP yet.
As it is, we have the CM9 alpha, CM9 weeklies, AOPK, Unofficial Cornerstone kangs, MIUI, Classicnerd, Cherrykang... and that's just ICS based stuff. Add in Gingerbread roms and non-Android OSs like Ubuntu and you'll find we have a quite a good selection already.
my gripe with gingerbread ROMS is not as some people say "phone rom on a tablet" its just the fact that the apps recognize it as a phone and ruins the whole thing.
apart from MIUI, alot of the other ROMS look and feel pretty similar to me and there isn't much that sets them apart. granted cm9 is in its infancy (EVERYWHERE including my evo 3D, google definitely not redeeming itself over this update fiasco). I haven't really sampled Ubuntu to make a judgement on it.
I suppose if one was to put together something original a) it would be so hard people wouldn't bother attempting it cuz it's just too time consuming b) it'd be like making a lovely dish from leftovers....kernel's modified and compiled from things like htc jetstream (and rumor has it the GS2 on AT&T), ROMS put together from 7" android tablets most of which have the same resolution as the touchpad so it'll make life easier with respect to resizing.... again too much effort and time consuming to be worthwhile
I feel the TouchPad has great development. Especially when you consider a vast majority of the devices were sold before android was put on the device. When the fire sales happened the people that bought them didn't know android was going to be put on it. So anyone that wanted to play with android or build ROMs probably got an android tablet.
There will never be a full stock optimized android build. With the Samsung devices they have a solid start point, and a manufacturer that is devoted to the success of the device. HP has washed its hands of the TouchPad more or less. Everything done to get android on the TouchPad had been done by volunteers, without the resources really needed.
Samsung just generally makes things easiest for people to hack it. HTC and Asus ship their devices with locked bootloaders. Samsung doesn't, so they have one less hurdle right from the get go. The other side of that is Samsung makes great hardware, and decent software. This is easier to show in the phones. HTC makes good phones, but there is two or three extra hurdles that don't exist on Samsung phones. LG phones also don't have those hurdles, but their hardware isn't as good, and they are notoriously bad at getting android updates out.
Another thing to consider is the quality of android overall on a tablet. There is minimal tablet apps, and little motivation. Apple bet their company on the success of the iPad, Microsoft is doing the same with Windows 8. If either of them fail at their tablet product their entire company is in jeopardy. But Google wouldn't notice if android tablets fail, and flop. The entire thing to them is like a hobby. I think if android tablets were more popular in general we would see a lot more going on here. The fact that the TouchPad has sold more units than any other android tablet (combined I think) is really sad. Android just isn't taking hold in the tablet market, and won't without a lot of work by Google. But, what's their incentive? 98% of their revenue is from advertising. They still make money when an iPad pulls up an ad served by Google. They don't really have a lot of skin in the game, and it shows. I think the only reason Samsung, HTC, Motorola etc sell android tablets at all is because they don't really have a choice. They can't sell iOS tablets. The real test will be Windows 8 on ARM. If these companies can license W8 from Microsoft, its familiar to them. Its like building a Laptop or Ultrabook, they rely on Microsoft's ability to make compelling software, and enterprise friendly systems. That's really what HP was trying to do with the TouchPad. HP said the TouchPad wasn't their last tablet, but I would bet their next one runs W8. I think the tablet race us destined to be a two pony race, and that android isn't going to be the second pony much longer at the rate things are going. </rant>
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ace9988 said:
Before we start this discussion, i'd just like to say that the devs are doing a brilliant job of bringing android flavours to the Touchpad and this discussion should in no way be a deterrent to them doing their work.
Is it just me or is the touchpad a neglected device in terms of development compared to other tablets? i.e. asus, samsung, htc. niggles (or problems; you decide) with cm9 has started to
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I get so tired of people complaining they don't get the same things from a $200 device as others get from their $600 ones. The reason the TPs are selling at the price they are is that the manufacturer stopped development. But, IMNSHO, the TP users are actually benefiting from that. If HP were still in charge, the TP would not have ICS, Ubuntu or Arch running.
this is my first tablet after all.....and when we're used to the development we see on our (assumed) android phones you can't help but compare, but like i said its only a discussion. and whats Arch?
Doesn't the fact that HP released the android kernel help development? How much does it help
Will Sony respond to the Ipad 3, or leave the tablet market altogether? Interesting times...
Guitardave said:
Will Sony respond to the Ipad 3, or leave the tablet market altogether? Interesting times...
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Did you read something to make you think Sony would leave the android tablet market?
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They will probably do a new tablet either late summer or before Xmas. I just hope they stick with Android and don't do anything stupid like use their own OS or even worse Windows 8.
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I don't see this as a big concern.
The new IPad HD is simply an updating, and not a huge change. It is getting a better processor and HD screen. Stuff the IPad 2 should have had in the first place.
While I absolutely love my Sony "S" it has a few quirks I would like straightened out. It will be interesting to see what the next generation looks like and hopefully it will be more successful.
I was just wondering if the tablet s was Sony dipping their toes in the market, and if they consider it to be worthwhile continuing to develop a successor, or if they didn't sell that many and so will give tablets up as a bad job. I have no idea either way. As far as I can see, the problem Android tablets have is that there are so many different ones by different manufacturers, whereas the Ipad is made by only one company and seems to be the better integrated product overall. I don't know of any Android tablets with comparable specs that the new Ipad has?... And it seems that some developers have given up on Android altogether - Sky, for example have said that they aren't developing Sky Go for Android tablets, and the same with their Sky Sports Ipad App. If this is how major companies are thinking, then it's going to be tough to convince companies like Sony to carry on with trying to make a rival tablet.
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I was just wondering if the tablet s was Sony dipping their toes in the market, and if they consider it to be worthwhile continuing to develop a successor, or if they didn't sell that many and so will give tablets up as a bad job. I have no idea either way. As far as I can see, the problem Android tablets have is that there are so many different ones by different manufacturers, whereas the Ipad is made by only one company and seems to be the better integrated product overall. I don't know of any Android tablets with comparable specs that the new Ipad has?... And it seems that some developers have given up on Android altogether - Sky, for example have said that they aren't developing Sky Go for Android tablets, and the same with their Sky Sports Ipad App. If this is how major companies are thinking, then it's going to be tough to convince companies like Sony to carry on with trying to make a rival tablet.
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Well that's the problem with all android products. Way too much choice, occasionally makes me wish I had an iPhone so I knew my phone wouldn't turn old in a month lol. But back to the main point I can't say whether Sony will or will not make a new tablet this year, however what with them releasing (IMO) some really nice phones it seems like they are trying to reassert themselves in the market, so its very possible they will. Better question is what will they upgrade/change ignoring processor and screen resolution
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I think they're going to have to look closely at the form of the thing - I really like the way that the Tablet S looks and feels with it's wedge shape, but it was like they designed it and then struggled to think of how to design a case for it. Whereas the Ipad has the clip on cases where you open it and the thing turns itself on. The whole thing is integrated better somehow. It's little details like this that Sony has to get right if it's going to compete. And it may have to swallow it's pride and lower the price too. I'm sure the mindset of a lot of people will be "Why pay £399 for this Sony when I can have a proper Ipad for the same money?".
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2401278,00.asp
This article should provide some answers.
Looking forward to seeing what Sony has up their sleeves in the future.
Sounds positive.
But they do need to get companies like Sky on board, or what's the point? A tablet really is only as good as the apps that are available for it.
I just hope this is not some kind of VHS/Betamax (or blu-ray/hd-dvd to be more modern...) face-off where there will only be one winner. Because if that's the way it goes, then it will be Apple.
Im sure by the fact that they say they hit their sales expectations they understand just where they are in terms tablets. Really though just gonna have to give it time android is still evolving. And I kinda disagree that a tablet is only as good as the apps you can get. But I mostly use mine to read news, watch YouTube and listen to music so I can't say I know what every user does.
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