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Originally Posted by AustinChief
Because they are idiots and looking more for a quick buck...
The great thing about Android is that ANYBODY can jump in and we should soon see that happen. I expect to see a slew of $400 tablets by Christmas of this year... and a drop to $300 by the next year. (There will of course be cheaper ones with crappy builds and more expensive models that are trying to be "elite")
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Ughhhhhhhh. I hate this response! Exactly! Google will never truly compete as long as they rely on Motorola, Samsung, and HTC.
I think you're wrong, personally. I don't think we will see significant drops. I think we'll see price parity, to some extent, but not really. The manufacturers simply don't care. They'll continue to roll out new versions of phones, and let the carriers advertise them and do business as usual.
We've yet to see the tablet market develop. IF it develops like the laptop market, than perhaps we'll see market pressure. But if you think that Motorola, Samsung, and HTC aren't just counting down the days to add motoblur, Touchwiz,and whatever HTC's brand is called to tablets, you're delusional. We're only about to see an increase in junkware and proprietary skins.
But, you consistently miss the big problem. It isn't hardware, it's software upgrades. Even if Motorola, or Samsumg, or whoever puts out a better product, what good does that do me when I know that they have no desire to support my product long term? Why should I invest in their product when they are more concerned about creating new products and their increasing new sales? They aren't in the business of software - google is! They want to sell hardware!